✓The first layer of protection for the central nervous system is the hard bony skull and vertebral column. The skull encases the brain and the vertebral ...

❖ Nervous system: The nervous system is the network of nerve cells and fibres which transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body. The nervous system ...

The nervous system basically is the control center of the body. the nervous system is divided into two main parts: 1. Central nervous system (CNS).

The neuron. ▫ “Everything that happens in the cell depends on the manufacture of proteins and amino acids using the cell's DNA — its genetic code — as a.

It controls and coordinates all essential functions of the body including all other body systems allowing the body to maintain homeostasis or its delicate ...

Sensory input—gathering information. ▫ Sensory receptors monitor changes, called stimuli, occurring inside and outside the body. 2. Integration. ▫ Nervous ...

Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology notes. 56. Chapter Eight. The Nervous System. The Nervous System is the body's control centre. It is the communication network ...

Muscle. Nervous. Tissues. Page 2. Nervous system. Controlling & Coordinating System. Conducts nerve impulses between body structures and controls body functions.

Divisions of the Nervous system – 2 anatomical/main divisions. A. CNS (Central Nervous System) – consists of the brain and spinal cord. B. PNS (Peripheral ...

It is a soft organ and it consists of the brain and the spinal cord. • In sectioning, shows region of gray (gray matter) and region of white (white matter).