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Nervous system
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- 1It is made up of the brain and the spinal cord.Central nervous sytem
- 2It is made up of nerves.Peripheral nervous system
- 3It transmits information between the nerves and the brain. It controls reflexes.Spinal cord
- 4It is inside the skull and has three parts: cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stemBrain
- 5It is the biggest part of the brain. It receives and interprets information from sense organs and controls thinking, feeling and remembering.Cerebrum
- 6It is at the back of the brain. It helps to keep the balance and posture.Cerebellum
- 7It connects the brain to the spinal cord. It controls basic life functions like respiration.Brain stem
- 8They are long fibres made up of neurons.Nerves
- 9They are cells that transmit and receive information through nerve impulses.Neurons
- 10It is the long part of a neuron that transmits nerve impulses to other neurons.Axon
- 11They are the shorter extensions in neurons that receive nerve impulses from other neurons.Dendrites
- 12They are nerves that transmit signals from tissues and organs to the central nervous system.Sensory nerves
- 13They are nerves that transmit signals from the central nervous system to bones and muscles.Motor nerves
- 14They are nerves that transmit signals from the central nervous system to the organs and the other way around.Mixed nerves
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