Voluntary and Involuntary Action
Voluntary and Involuntary Action
Voluntary and Involuntary Action
Actions
• Two types of action controlled by the
human nervous system are:
(a)voluntary action
(b)involuntary action
• The peripheral nerves transmit both
voluntary and involuntary actions.
Voluntary action
Nature of the control of action
• Involves thought
and free will
• Allows us to consciously
control our skeletal
muscles
Voluntary action is controlled by:
• Cerebrum (fore-brain) which:
(a)coordinates incoming information and
then initiates impulses which are sent to
the effectors.
(b)may spontaneously initiates actions
without any sensory stimulation.
Receptors involved:
• An action may be initiates by the
stimulation of a receptor,or by the
conscious will of the brain itself