WHAT IS

NERVOUS
SYSTEM?
presented by: TIP Grade 12 Student
Its is complex collection of nerves and specialized
cells known as neurons that transmit signals
between diffrent parts. Like walking, running,
jumping, riding a bicycle they wouldn't be possible
without your nervous system.
 Structurally, the nervous system has two
components, the central nervous system and
peripheral nervous system.
Central Nervous System - made up with the
brain and spinal cord.
Peripheral Nervous System -Consists of sensory
neurons, ganglia and nerves that connect to one to
another and to central nervous system.
 The nervous system carries the
information from your body to the brain
and back to the body
 Nerves - are made up cells that carry
information through your body system
these are called neurons.
 Neurons - have a large body containing
the nucleus, thread-like extensions called
dendrites and axon.
Dendrites -bring information to the cell
body
Axons - take information away from the
cell body
A neuron has only one axon, but it can
have many dendrites
 Difference Dendrites - are shorts and
heavily branch appearance Axon - are
much longer (some axons maybe quite
long, reaching from spinal cord down to
toe)
 Roles
Dendrites - are specialized extensions of
the cell body
Axons - it carries information from
soma to the other cells
 Roles
Soma/ cell body- is the neuron's core. The cell body carries
genetic information, maintains the neuron's structure, and
provides energy to drive activities. Like other cell bodies, a
neuron's soma contains a nucleus and specialized
organelles.
 Roles
A bundle of nerve fibers is called nerve.

Information from one neuron flows to another neuron

across a synapse. The synapse contains a small gap
separating neurons.
 Roles
Synapse - are also called neuronal junction, the site of
transmission of electric nerve impusles between two nerve
cells (neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle
cell ( effector)
There are 3 kinds of neurons in your body

Sensory Neurons
Interneurons
Motor neurons
 The nerve impusles travels in a path
through these neurons from stimulus to
the brain and then to reaction the path is
called the reflex arc.
Stimuli - is an action that influences
an activity it could be sound, touch,
taste and sight.
Stimuli are the items used to evoke a
reaction from participants or
respondents in a study.

Stimuli may come in a range of formats

including audio, visual or physical.
Central Nervous System
Brain -which is located in your head, it
controls most of the functions of the body

Spinal Cord - is very thick column of nervous tissue

that links your brain to alot of the nerves in the
peripheral nervous system
The brain contains about 100billion
interneurons, these neurons can
receive and give messages
throughout the body.
3 main regions in the brain that process
information.
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain Stem
Cerebrum - the largest part of the brain
cerebrum is the one who controls diffrent parts
and movements like : thoughts, speech,
memories and other brain functions. It has 4
parts like Corpus Callussum, Cerebral Cortex,
Thalamus, Hypothalamus.
Cerebrum -is the responsible for coordinating
your muscles and helps keep your body moving.

Brain Stem - which lies between cerebellum and

spinal cord it controls your Involuntary Actions
such as breathing and heart rate.
 The Peripheral Nervous System

contains the network of nerves that branch

out from the spinal cord and connect it to
the rest of the body.
 Humans have five senses: Hearing,
Tasting, Seeing, Touching and Smelling.
We hear with our ears
We taste with our tongues
We see with your eyes
We touch with our fingers and skin.
We smell with our nose.