Nervous system amoeba sisters

Central Nervous system

brain and spinal cord

Peripheral nervous system

nerves

hind brian

medulla, pons, cerebelum

medulla

breathing, blood pressure and heart rate

pons

coordinate signals along the hind brain

cerebellum

balance and coordination

midbrain

alertness, sleep/wake cycle, motor activity

brainstem

Medulla + pons + midbrain

Forebrain

cerebrum

cerebrum

speaking, thinking, senses, emotion

thalamus

sensory and motor information in the cerebrum

hypothalamus

control of the endocrine system

somatic nervous system

motor functions of skeletal muscle

autonomic nrvous system

controls the internal environment of the body

Sympathetic system

fight or flight

parasympathetic

rest and digest