The Nervous System

By: Pablo Orihuela

Biology 9H, V

What does the Nervous System Look like ?

The Nervous System is Brain, the Spinal Cord, and the Nerves that stretch out from the brain to the Spinal Cord.

What is involved in the Nervous System ?

Two Main Parts make the Nervous System function. The Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System.

The Central Nervous System is made of the Brain and the Spinal Cord.

The Peripheral Nervous System of all the nerves from the brain to the spinal cord. It Also has Spinal Nerves and Cranial Nerves.

How does the Nervous System Work ?

The Nervous System has three essential steps for its production.

Stimuli, changes throughout the body , are monitored by many sensory receptors throughout the body. Info gathered from this is called Sensory Input

In the Integration stage, Sensory Input is processed and the nerves think of an actionTo fit the current situation.

In the Motor Output stage, The muscles and glands react to the current situation.

Encephalitis

Inflammation of the Brain, usually due to infection.

It is very likely that you get Encephalitis through a Viral Infection (Skin contact, Mosquito Bite, Contaminated Food/Drink etc).

Encephalitis can become a symptom of other viruses such as Chickenpox, Rabies, and the West Nile Virus.

Symptoms of Encephalitis include Loss of Appetite, Clumsiness, High Irratability, Occaisional Stiff Neck, and Vomiting.

If not treated in time, it may reasult in loss of your senses, muscle control, and

How is it Treated ?

Encephalitis can be treated by a number of ways

Some examples of the treatment are Antibiotics, Atiseizure medications, Steroids, and Sedatives

It is also recommended that the patient get good nutrition to help their immune system fight the infection