A system that controls all of the

activities of the body.

The nervous system is made of:
The brain The spinal cord

The nerves The senses

* The Central Nervous System controls
all of the body’s activities.
* The Central Nervous System is
made of two main organs:

1. The brain 2. The spinal

cord
The Outer Nervous System is made of
the nerves and the sense organs.
Nerves Sense organs
An organ that receive, interpret and
react to messages.

* The brain is divided into

three parts and is
protected by the skull.
* The Cerebrum is the largest part of
the brain.
1. The cerebrum controls your thinking.

2. The cerebrum interpret messages

from the sense organs.
 1. The cerebellum controls you balance.

2. The cerebellum controls your movements.

* The Brain Stem connects the brain to
the spinal cord.
* The nerves in the brain stem control
your heartbeat, breathing, digestion
and blood pressure.
* The spinal cord sends messages to the
brain.
* The spinal cord is the part of the
nervous system that connects the brain
to the rest of the nervous system.
* The Outer Nervous System’s job
is to connect the Central Nervous
System to the rest of the body.
 Sense organs
carry messages
from the
environment to
the central
nervous
system.
Nerves are like a bunch of cables that
send signals to and from the brain.
 Your reactions are:

Involuntary means that you do’nt

have to think about your reactions.
Example: If a flying insect flies by
your eye, you will blink.
 Your reactions are:

Voluntary means that you have to

think about your reactions.

Example: If it is cold,
you put on a jacket.
You have a nerve along your whole arm.

The “funny bone” is the only place on

the arm where the nerve is not
protected.
The “funny bone” is on the elbow.