Nervous system

All body parts are kept working together through the nervous system. There are 2 main parts of this
system: 1-the central nervous system: the control centre for the whole body, which consists of the
brain and the spinal cord.
2- the peripheral nervious system: contains all the nerves that connect the central nervous system
to the rest of the body.
Nerves
The many parts of our body are connected by nerves. Thin, white cord- like nerves along high signals
travel; consist of bundles of hundreds and thousands of long thin cells called neurones. These cells
are organised into a clever system that is very fast indeed. They send along electrical impulses
throughout the whole body.
Neurone
Long thin strands reach out from the cell body. One of these strands is usually longer than
the other. This is called an axon. It conducts impulses away from the cell body. The shorter
strands are called dendrites and accept signals from other neurones, carrying them toward the body.
There are billions of neurons in the body. This is important because we cannot grew new neurons in
the body. Once destroyed they are gone forever.