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Table of Contents

1: The Process of The Nervous System ......p.3

2: Importance of the Nervous System .........p.4

3: Parts of the Nervous System .....................p.5

4: Deadly Diseases of the Nervous System ...p.6

5: How to Keep Your Nervous System Healthy ..p.7

6: Conclusion .....................................................p.8

7: Did you know? .................................................p.9

8: Activity .............. ............... .............. ............... .p.10

9: Glossary ...................... .............. ............... ........p.11

10: Bibliography .......................................................p.12

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Importance ofthe NervousSystem

Your nervous system is veryimportant because it keepsyou from danger. For

example if you put yourfinger on a stove by accidentyour brain sends a messageto your finger telling you toremove it from the stove.Without your brain, youcouldnt move, talk, eat,write, blink, read or learnnew things.

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Deadly Diseases ofthe Nervous System

There are many diseases thataffect the nervous system such

as sclerosis, schizophrenia,phobias, depression, andParkinsons disease.

Sclerosis leads to problems likevision problems, weakness,difficulty walking, memoryproblems, and feeling you haveneedles tingling your foot .Schizophrenia is when someone

loses control of their own thinking.

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Someone loses control of their

own thinking

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How to Keep Your NervousSystem Healthy

There are many ways tokeep your nervous system

healthy. One way is byeating vegetables, fruits,grains and dairy products.Another way is by playingsports and exercising.Finally dont do unhealthythings like drink alcohol,use drugs or smoketobacco which can affectyour nervous system!

Dairy products: milk, cheese and yogurt,

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Did you know ?

* Your brain is more watery than blood.

* If your spinal cord is damaged you cant moveyour arms or your legs.

* The fastest brain messages can travel about 580kmph (360mph)

* Your body carries more than 3 million messagesa second that travel between your brain and yourbody .

*The left side of human brain controls the right sideof the body and the right side of the brain controlsthe left side of the body.

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Glossary

Brain: Your brain is the boss of

your body. It controls everything

you do like breathing, thinking,

your senses, walking, and every

movement of your muscles.

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Dopamine: a

substance

Depression: is when

someone feels hopeless

for no reason.

Nerves: Your nerves send

messages back and forth,

to the brain and to the

body

Parkinson disease: is a

disease that destroys

neurons by a substance

called dopamine

Phobias: happen when someone is

extremely afraid of something that

most people dont find scary like

insects water, heights, clowns and

other things.Schizophrenia: is when

someone loses control of

their own thinking.

Strokes: happen when blood

vessels in your brain burst or

get blocked.

Sclerosis: leads to problems like vision

problems, weakness, difficulty walking,

memory problems, and feeling you have

needles tingling your foot

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