The nervous system is the body's communication network consisting of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (all body nerves), which enables thinking, movement, sensation, and survival through electrical impulses and neurotransmitters; damage anywhere in this system can affect movement, sensation, speech, or breathing.
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Your nervous system is the reason you can think, move, feel, and survive. #bonynurse #brainAdded:
Your nervous system is the reason you can think, move, feel, and survive.
The nervous system is the body's communication network. It has two major divisions, the central [music] nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, which includes all the nerves throughout the body.
The brain processes information, [music] but the nerves carry those signals to muscles and organs. Therefore, damage anywhere in this system can affect movement, sensation, speech, or even breathing.
>> [music] >> Neurons communicate using electrical impulses and neurotransmitters. This system works constantly, even while you sleep. As healthcare professionals, understanding [music] the nervous system helps explain almost every symptom patients present with.
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