1. The Nervous System

2. Nervous System
The part of an organism that gathers, processes, and responds to information is called the nervous system
The basic functioning units are called neurons
Nervous system receives information from your different senses by using things called sense receptors

3. Nervous System Cont’d
The sense receptors respond to stimuli and send signals to your brain
These signals travel via the neurons
When your brain gets information, it will process it and send it out as a response
The bain also stores information as memories

4. Central Nervous System
The CNS is the brain and spinal cord
Receives, processes, stores, and transfers the information

5. Spinal Cord Tubelike structure of neurons
These neurons extend out to other areas of the body
It allows information to be sent and received by the brain

6. Peripheral Nervous System
Has sensory and motor neurons that transmit information between the CNS & the rest of the body