Nervous System

Created by:

Destiny Townley

Function

• The nervous system is responsible for regulating and maintaining homeostasis.

• Through its receptors, the nervous system keeps us in touch with our environment, both external and internal.

Cooperating with Other Systems

• Cardiovascular system: nervous system modulates heart rate, contractile strength and vascular tone.

Types

• Central: consists of the brain and spinal cord.

• Peripheral: connects the central nervous system to sensory organs (such as the eye and ear), other organs of the body, muscles, blood vessels and glands.

Parts of the Nervous System

• Brain

• Cerebellum

• Spinal cord

• Brachial plexus

• Musculocutaneous nerve

• Intercostal nerves

• Radial nerve

• Subcostal nerve

• Median nerve

• Lumbar plexus

• Lliohypogastric nerve

• Sacral plexus

• Genitofemoral nerve

• Femoral nerve

•Obturator nerve

•Pudental nerve

•Ulnar nerve

•Sciatic nerve

•Muscular branches of femoral nerve

•Common peroneal nerve

•Saphenous nerve

•Deep peroneal nerve

•Tibial nerve

•Superficial peroneal nerve

Materials I used to Make Nervous System

• Clay

• Yarn

• Paint

• Poster board

• Glue

• Scissors

Making the Nervous System

1. With some of the clay, mold a brain. Leave a hole at the bottom. Paint.

2. With the rest of the clay, mold a spinal cord. Paint.

3. Push the clay of each together. Glue onto the poster board.

4. Cut one foot of yarn and cut it in half. From a few inches from the top of the spinal cord, glue each piece of yarn to each side.

5. Cut one-in-a-half feet of yarn and cut it in half. From the bottom of the spinal cord, glue each piece of yarn to each bottom-side.

6. Congratulations! You made a 3-D model of a nervous system!

Pictures of the Nervous System