Human Nervous System - Functions

Functions

The nervous system carries out the following functions

i) It perceives the changes around us through our senses.

ii) It controls and coordinates all the activities of the muscles in response to the changes outside.

iii) It also maintains the internal environment of the body by coordinating the functions of the various internal organs and the involuntary muscles.

iv) It stores the previous experiences as memory that helps us to think and analyseanalyze our reactions.

v) It conducts messages between different parts of the body.