The Nervous SystemThe Nervous System

By: Owen ShimbergMrs.Farmer’s A.G.P. Science Class

Nervous SystemNervous System

Sends signals all throughout the body to make you do things such as grab your pencil,kick a ball, etc.

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TeamworkTeamwork

The nervous system works together with the skeletal system by running all of the nerves down the bones. The nervous system also works together with every the muscular system by telling the involuntary muscles when to do what they do like the heart, the nervous system tells the heart when to beat.

Fun FactsFun Facts

1. The brain contains billions of nerve cells that send and receive information around the body.

2. The human brain is over three times as big as the brain of other mammals that are of similar body size.

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3. The brain is the center of the human nervous system, controlling our thoughts, movements, memories and decisions.

4. The brain of an adult human weighs around 3 pounds (1.5 kg). Although it makes up just 2% of the body's weight, it uses around 20% of its energy.

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5. Each side of the brain interacts largely with just one half of the body, but for reasons that are not yet fully understood, the interaction is with opposite sides, the right side of the brain interacts with the left side of the body, and vice versa

BibliographyBibliography

Images- Google Images

Other Info- www.kidshealth.org www.sciencekids.co

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