Matching Pairs The nervous systemOnline version The nervous system by Raquel Alvarez Fernandez 1 The peripheral nervous system is made up of two kinds of nerves 2 Central nervous system 3 The spinal cord 4 The central nervous system has two parts: 5 Motor nerves: 6 Neurons have a star-like shape made up of three parts: 7 The brain 8 Peripheral nervous system 9 neurons 10 Sensory nerves: which is formed by nerve centres that interpret the information and develop responses. It is divided between the brain and the spinal cord. The brain The spinal cord Both the central and the peripheral nervous system are made up of specialised cells They transmit responses from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands of the body. which is a thick cord made up of many neurons. It goes through the inside of the spine and it is protected by the vertebrae. Sensory nerves Motor nerves which is inside the skull. It has three main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brain stem. Cell body Axons Dendrites which is formed by nerves that transmit the information. They transmit information from the sensory organs and internal organs to the central nervous system.
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