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