What are the three functions of the nervous system?

Answer 1

The three/four functions of the nervous system are:

• to act as a communication channel between the various parts of the body
• to sense stimuli from the environment and from the tissues and organs of the body itself
• to interpret sensations
• to send impulses to other parts of the nervous system and organs of the body to perform actions

Answer 2

Has three overlapping function

• Sensory receptors monitor changes inside and outside the body

• Detect changes or 'stimuli'

• Gathered information becomes the 'sensory input'

• Processes and interprets sensory input

• Makes decisions- called 'integration'

• Dictates a response by activating effector organs

• The response is also termed the 'motor output'

Answer 3

The sensory input, integration, and the motor output.