Nervous system
Central Nervous System
Formed by
Brain
Encephalon
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Spinal cord
Diencephalon
Sympathetic nervous system
It increases heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and pupil size.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Participates in the regulation of the cardiovascular system, digestive system and genitourinary system
Autonomic nervous system
It controls vital, involuntary actions such as heartbeat and the widening or narrowing of blood vessels.
Somatic nervous system
It is formed by the fibers of the cranial and spinal nerves that allow us to make voluntary body movements.
Peripheral nervous system
It contains all the nerves in the body that are outside the central nervous system.
Its formed by
Nerves
