nervous and endocrine systems
central nervous system CNS
autonomic nervous system
somatic
Voluntary
involuntary
involuntary
endocrime system
brain
slip into two hemispheres which are connected by the corpus callosum
4 lobes which are the occipital, parietal, temporal and frontal
a part of the central nervous system
spinal cord
projections of the peripheral nervous sytstem which connectsz the spinal cord to the skin and muscles
voluntary and involuntary motions of muscles and perception of senses
levels of spinal cord injury's
T6 injury (paraplegia) - thoracic
L1 injury (paraplegia - lumbar )
c6 injury (tetraplegia) - cervical
c4 (tetraplegia) - cevical
hormones
unlike the nervous system, relatively slow, longer lasting messages
Coordinates with the nervous system
Like the nervous system, a means of communication
Pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
hormones which regules the functions of the endcrime glands
two parts with two separate functions
controls the relase or inhibition of the pituitary hormone production
Links the nervous and endocrine systems
secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones
Two connections with the pituitary gland
2 to the posterior lobe directly via neurons
q to the anterior lobe via a special portal blood system