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Human Nervous System  LEARNING COMPETENCIES 1. Describe how the Nervous System coordinates and regulates feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis 2. Identify and compare the roles of the two major parts of the Nervous System 2 HUMAN NERVOUS...

Human Nervous System  LEARNING COMPETENCIES 1. Describe how the Nervous System coordinates and regulates feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis 2. Identify and compare the roles of the two major parts of the Nervous System 2 HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM (Receiving information from the organized group of environment) cells specialized for the conduction of electrochemical Maintain internal stimuli from sensory balance receptors through a network to the site at which a response Responding to the occurs (Lentz, 2020) situation  -electrical signal that Neural/Nerve impulse travels down the axon Neurotransmitters a chemical message released by nerve cells to send signals to other cells  The Human nervous System is divided into two major parts Division of the Central Nervous System (CNS) Nervous System Peripheral nervous System (PNS) Central Nervous System (CNS) command center of the entire body processes information and sends instructions to other parts of the body Two Parts: brain and spinal cord Parts of the Brain Major Parts of the Brain RIGHT and LEFT Brain Hemisphere -helps control respiratory functions  Peripheral Nervous System Parasympathetic Sympathetic AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES CONTENT OF THE Group I: Encephalitis REPORTING: Group 2: Meningitis Causes Group 3: Rabies Symptoms Group 4: Tetanus How it affects our Nervous Group 5: Epilepsy System Group 6: Parkinson’s Disease How it affects the Individuals suffering from this disease Group 7: Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention and Treatment