EXPLORATION TO NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Nervous System - includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerve fibers.

  • sends messages back and forth between the brain and the body.
• Central Nervous System - It receives and processes all of the information from all parts of the body. It controls the entire organ system.
• Brain - the control center of the Nervous System.
• 3 main regions:

  Cerebrum - the largest part of the brain.

  Cerebellum - is located in the back of your brain

  Brain stem - connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum.
• Spinal Cord - It is about 40-50 cm long that connects the brain and the body. It Composed of gray and white matter.
• grey matter - creates a hornlike

  structure throughout the inside of the

  spinal cord.
• white matter - makes up the

  surrounding sections of the spinal cord.
• Autonomic nervous system - it regulates involuntary actions such as heartbeat, breathing, digestion, etc.