There is an overall governing nervous system which is split into many different branches each of which regulate different body activities in different ways. The first division is into the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (cranial and spinal nerves which travel throughout the entire body). The peripheral system is divided into efferent and afferent fibres. All afferent fibres travel towards the central nervous system (CNS) and are usually involved in sensing stimuli. Efferent fibres travel from the CNS to the body and there are three main types involved:
1) Parasympathetic Nervous System
2) Sympathetic Nervous system
3) Enteric nervous system (involved in regulation of gut activity
The parasympathetic and sympathetic systems work on smooth and cardiac muscle to regulate all body functions from heart beat to pupil dilation.
the brain
No
which organ system regulates body functions by means of electrochemical impulses
somatic nervous system
nervous system
Nerve pathways
The nervous system controls muscles and glands by electrical impulses.
No
which organ system regulates body functions by means of electrochemical impulses
The nervous system controls the body through nerve impulses. The endocrine system controls the body through hormones.
somatic nervous system
nervous system
The process by which neural impulses are transmitted through the nervous system is best described as electric impulses. Any damage to a nerve in the system will cause a breakdown in communication between nerve ending and the brain.
Motor neurons are the neurons that conduct impulses from the central nervous system to cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glandular epithelial tissue. These types of nerves are what make up the Autonomic nervous system, which regulates the bodies involuntary functions.
The nervous system manages all the functions of the other systems in the body. It coordinates and regulates activities such as breathing, digestion, sensory perception, and movement through its network of nerves and cells.
The set of glands that regulate the activities of certain organs is called the endocrine system. The endocrine system releases chemical products into the bloodstream.
Nerve pathways
Neuron