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NERVOUS
SYSTEM
The nervous system
- is a complex network of nerves and
cells that carry messages to and from the
brain and spinal cord to various parts of the
body.
• -Your nervous system connects all your
body parts and transmits signals
• from one part to another. It is a system of
cells, tissues, and organs that regulates
• the body’s responses to internal and
external stimuli.
It is a system of
Cells Tissue Organ
s s
CELL BODY
AXON
DENDRITE
- a highly branched,
generally tapering
extension of a nerve
cell that typically
receives signals from
other neurons and
transmits the signals
toward the cell body
Dendrites carry
DENDRITE impulses towards
the cell body. A cell
may have as many
as 200 dendrites
carrying impulses
toward the cell
body. A single
dendrite can be over
one meter long.
CELL BODY
AXON
Control of Body
Processes through
the Nervous
System
THE
NERVE IMPULSE
A nerve impulse is a combination of an
electrical charge and a chemical reaction.
A nerve impulse is not a flow of
electricity, but an electrochemical signal
moving along the nuetron.
A nerve impulse cannot jump from one
neuron to another.
When a nerve impulse comes to the end
of an axon, it produces the chemical,
called neurotransmitter, to be released.
The chemical crosses the space between
The space between neurons is called sy