Nervous System
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The nervous system of a giant panda is based on the brain and the spinal cord, which sends and receives signals from the rest of the body. Signals from the body are sent through nerve endings (or receptors) to the brain, where neurotransmitters send a signal to allow the panda to be able to feel pain or the different types of sensory information.
The pandas and stimulus system of a panda in divided into four types:
Each of the parts of the nervous system of a giant panda works in a different ways to allow the mammal to be able to perform its simple, daily actions.
The pandas and stimulus system of a panda in divided into four types:
- the central nervous system
- the peripheral nervous system
- the somatic nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
Each of the parts of the nervous system of a giant panda works in a different ways to allow the mammal to be able to perform its simple, daily actions.
The Central Nervous System
The central nervous system of the panda is one of the largest systems in your whole body. It contains the brain and your spinal cord. This is where all of its impulses travel to get to the rest of its body so that the panda can complete a desired action. This travels to and from the brain or spinal cord (electrical response) and then branches to nerve endings that are spread throughout the panda’s body.
Internal and External Stimuli
Our bodies respond to two different types of stimuli including internal and external. An internal stimulus includes things such as body temperature and digestion. An example of this would be that the panda is hungry, so it goes and gets some food.
An external stimulus is something from outside that gets you to do something. An example of an external stimulus would be that they were to get pricked by something hidden in the ground and were to react to it by pulling away.
The relay neuron is also known as inter neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron and assists in connecting all of the nervous system together. It links the sensory neuron and the motor neuron together in the neuron cell. In The panda’s system, there are also different rates at which the impulses travel. When and impulse is chemically charged, it is a lot slower than an impulse that is electorally charge. These impulses work at different times to ensure that the panda can move quickly from predators to quietly eating a stick of bamboo. An electric impulse would be used in cases such as a predators attack. This is the adrenaline that carries electrical impulses so that the panda is able to respond quickly.
An external stimulus is something from outside that gets you to do something. An example of an external stimulus would be that they were to get pricked by something hidden in the ground and were to react to it by pulling away.
The relay neuron is also known as inter neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron and assists in connecting all of the nervous system together. It links the sensory neuron and the motor neuron together in the neuron cell. In The panda’s system, there are also different rates at which the impulses travel. When and impulse is chemically charged, it is a lot slower than an impulse that is electorally charge. These impulses work at different times to ensure that the panda can move quickly from predators to quietly eating a stick of bamboo. An electric impulse would be used in cases such as a predators attack. This is the adrenaline that carries electrical impulses so that the panda is able to respond quickly.
Panda grabbing food example
An action of when the panda is using most of the stimuli mentioned would be whilst the panda was to reach for a stick of bamboo.
1. The panda has to see the bamboo shoot
2. It then has to calculate the correct distance required to reach the stick of bamboo
3. It then tells its arm to relax its bicep and relax its tricep so that the arm is out stretched.
4. It has to tell its hand muscles to contract by wrapping around the stick of bamboo.
5. After this, it has to tell its bicep to contract and his tricep to relax so that it can pull the stick back towards it.
1. The panda has to see the bamboo shoot
2. It then has to calculate the correct distance required to reach the stick of bamboo
3. It then tells its arm to relax its bicep and relax its tricep so that the arm is out stretched.
4. It has to tell its hand muscles to contract by wrapping around the stick of bamboo.
5. After this, it has to tell its bicep to contract and his tricep to relax so that it can pull the stick back towards it.