What are the parts of the nervous system?

The nervous system consists of two main parts: the central nervous system and the
peripheral nervous system:

The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the nerve fibers that branch of
from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body, including the neck
and arms, torso, legs, skeletal muscles and internal organs.

The brain sends messages through the spinal cord and nerves of the peripheral
nervous system to control the movement of the muscles and the function of
internal organs.
The basic working unit of the nervous system is a cell called a neuron. The human
brain contains about 100 billion neurons. A neuron consists of a cell body
containing the nucleus, and special extensions called axons (pronounced AK-sonz)
and dendrites(pronounced DEN-drahytz).
Neurons communicate with each other using axons and dendrites. When a neuron
receives a message from another neuron, it sends an electrical signal down the
length of its axon. At the end of the axon, the electrical signal is converted into a
chemical signal, and the axon releases chemical messengers
called neurotransmitters (pronounced noor-oh-TRANS-mit-erz).
The neurotransmitters are released into the space between the end of an axon and
the tip of a dendrite from another neuron. This space is called
a synapse (pronounced SIN-aps). The neurotransmitters travel the short distance
through the synapse to the dendrite. The dendrite receives the neurotransmitters
and converts them back into an electrical signal. The signal then travels through the
neuron, to be converted back into a chemical signal when it gets to neighboring
neurons.
Motor neurons transmit messages from the brain to control voluntary movement.
Sensory neurons detect incoming light, sound, odor, taste, pressure, and heat and
send messages to the brain. Other parts of the nervous system regulate involuntary
processes, such as the release of hormones like adrenaline, dilation of the eye in
response to light, or regulation of the digestive system, which are involved in the
function of the bodys organs and glands.
The brain is made up of many networks of communicating neurons. In this way,
diferent parts of the brain can talk to each other as well as work together to send
messages to the rest of the body.

BRAIN

The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It is made up of
more than 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses.
The brain is made up of many specialized areas that work together: ... The cortex is the
outermost layer of brain cells.

CEREBRUM
The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, located in the front area of the
skull and consisting of two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. It is
responsible for the integration of complex sensory and neural functions and the initiation
and coordination of voluntary activity in the body.

CEREBELLUM

Cerebellum. ... The cerebellum receives information from the sensory systems, the spinal cord,
and other parts of the brain and then regulates motor movements. The cerebellum coordinates
voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth
and balanced muscular activity.

BRAIN STEM

noun: brain-stem; noun: brain stem

The central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and
midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.

SPINAL CORD

The cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue that is enclosed in the spine
and connects nearly all parts of the body to the brain, with which it forms the central
nervous system.

SPINAL NERVES

A spinal nerve is a mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between
the spinal cord and the body. In the human body there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, one on
each side of the vertebral column.
CRANIAL NERVES

They are: the olfactory nerve (I), the optic nerve (II), oculomotor nerve (III), trochlear nerve (IV),
trigeminal nerve (V), abducens nerve (VI), facial nerve (VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII),
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X), accessory nerve(XI), and
hypoglossal nerve (XII).

SYMPATHETIC

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous
system, the other being the parasympathetic nervous system.[1][2] The autonomic nervous system
functions to regulate the body's unconscious actions. The sympathetic nervous system's primary
process is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response. It is, however, constantly active at a basic
level to maintain homeostasis.[3] The sympathetic nervous system is described as being
complementary to the parasympathetic nervous system which stimulates the body to "rest-and-
digest" or "Feed and breed".

PARASYMPATHETIC

-Is a relating to the part of the automatic nervous system that counterbalances the action of the
sympathetic nerves. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal
cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves
and ganglia outside of the brainand spinal cord.[1] The main function of the PNS is to connect
the central nervous system (CNS) to the limbs and organs, essentially serving as a communication
relay going back and forth between the brain and spinal cord with the rest of the body.

SOMANTIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

The somatic nervous system (SoNS or voluntary nervous system) is the part of the
peripheral nervous systemassociated with skeletal muscle voluntary control of body
movements. The SoNS consists of afferent nerves and efferent nerves.

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a division of the peripheral nervous system that influences
the function of internal organs.[1] The autonomic nervous system is a control system that acts largely
unconsciously and regulates bodily functions such as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory
rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal. This system is the primary mechanism in
control of the fight-or-flight response and the freeze-and-dissociate response.[2]

MODERN ART
Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to
the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era.[1] The term is
usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of
experimentation.[2] Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about
the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency away from the narrative, which was
characteristic for the traditional arts, toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art. More
recent artistic production is often called contemporary art or postmodern art.
Modern art begins with the heritage of painters like Vincent van Gogh, Paul Czanne, Paul
Gauguin, Georges Seurat and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec all of whom were essential for the
development of modern art. At the beginning of the 20th century Henri Matisse and several other
young artists including the pre-cubists Georges Braque, Andr Derain, Raoul Dufy, Jean
Metzinger and Maurice de Vlaminck revolutionized the Paris art world with "wild", multi-colored,
expressive landscapes and figure paintings that the critics called Fauvism. Matisse's two versions
of The Dance signified a key point in his career and in the development of modern painting. [3] It
reflected Matisse's incipient fascination with primitive art: the intense warm color of the figures
against the cool blue-green background and the rhythmical succession of the dancing nudes convey
the feelings of emotional liberation and hedonism.

CONTEMPORARY ART
Contemporary art is art produced at the present period in time. Contemporary art includes, and
develops from, postmodern art, which is itself a successor to modern art.[1] In vernacular English,
"modern" and "contemporary" are synonyms, resulting in some conflation of the terms "modern art"
and "contemporary art" by non-specialists.