MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The brain is like a computer that controls the body’s functions, and the nervous system is like a network that relays messages to parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Processor: This is probably the simplest parallel to grasp. It refers to the central processing circuitry that carries out instructions provided. In a computer, this is managed by its CPU, whereas for humans it is the Central Nervous System comprised of the brain and spinal cord and their internal circuitry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both use electrical signals to send messages. The brain uses chemicals to transmit information; the computer uses electricity. Even though electrical signals travel at high speeds in the nervous system, they travel even faster through the wires in a computer. Both transmit information.

Detailed explanation-4: -The nervous system transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs. In this way, the nervous system’s activity controls the ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more. The basic unit of the nervous system is a nerve cell, or neuron.

Detailed explanation-5: -The human brain can be compared to the Central Processing Unit (CPU). The data that is gathered by the sensory neurons is processed by the brain which further commands the specific organ to work in accordance. Finally, the message is picked by the motor neurons that are similar to output devices.