Explore this page and answer the following question in complete sentences on your notebook page:
1. How does the nervous system help the human body maintain homeostasis?
2. What is the purpose of our feeling pain?
Introduction to the Nervous System function and divisions: School House Rock!
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YOU DO NOT USE JUST 10% OF YOU BRAIN- THAT IS A MYTH!
The nervous system's main function is to control and regulate the other parts of the body. A deviation (change) from the normal set point (98.6 degrees F / 37 degrees Celsius) acts as a stimulus to a receptor, which sends nerve impulses to a regulating center in the brain to start a Negative Feedback Loop- either shivering to warm us up or sweating to cool us down.