8oyal MlllLary Academy SandhursL

Camberley
Surrey
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1hursday 10
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november 2011





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AfLer your Lraglc accldenL ln Lhe army LhaL has affecL you nervous SysLem ln
Lhls leLLer l wlll explaln whaL Lhe funcLlons and Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe nervous SysLem
1he nervous SysLem ls made up of Lhe braln and Lhe splnal cord ?our bralns plays a blg role ln your
nervous SysLem lL monlLors all unconsclous process such as your hearL raLe breaLhlng and
dlgesLlon ?our braln also conLrols all of your volunLary movemenLs of your body lor example you
can volunLary make your arm move by conLacLlng lL also you can conLracL your leg 1he Cerebellum
ls Lhe parL of Lhe braln whlch conLrols movemenL and lL also plays a blg role ln balance and posLure
All of your nerves ouLslde of Lhe CenLral nervous SysLem are know as Lhe perlpheral nervous
sysLem Lhls sysLem sends message back and forLh Lo Lhe CenLral nervous SysLem wlLh bllllons of facL
such as heaL of your skln (homeosLasls) Louch movemenL L1C 1he maln funcLlon of Lhe erlpheral
nervous sysLem ls Lo connecL Lhe cenLral nervous sysLem (CnS) Lo Lhe llmbs and organs
1he moLor nervous are maln up of Lhree maln areas 1he Cell body 1he uendrlLes and 1he Axon
1he Cell body conLalns Lhe nucleus and mlLochondrla 1he cell body also conLalns many oLher unlque
sLrucLures responslble for maklng energy and geLLlng rld of cellular wasLes 1he uendrlLes are
branched exLenslons of Lhe cyLoplasm exLendlng from Lhe cell body wlLhln Lhe grey maLLer of Lhe
splnal chord 1he branches of Lhe uendrlLes acL Lo conducL and elecLrochemlcal sLlmulaLlon recelved
from oLher neural cells Lo Lhe cell body 1he Axon is the elongated fiber that extends from the cell
body to the terminal endings and transmits the neural signal. The larger the axon, the faster it
transmits information. Some axons are covered with a fatty substance called myelin that acts as
an insulator. These myelinated axons transmit information much faster than other neurons.

The Motor Neurons works as followed:
O Motor Neurones pick up message form
muscle demands
O Myelin sheath passes through to
dendrites
O endrites allow the charge to travel
through the spine
O Spine passes message to brain
O rain then sends the message wave
back through to the muscle
This is how the Motor Neurons works.

1he general nevus sysLem conLrols how sLrongly you conLracL your muscle lor example lf you are
llfLlng someLhlng up your braln send message down Lhe splne
and Lhen Lhrough Lo Lhe moLor unlL 1hen Lhe braches of Lhe
moLor neurons sends llLLle elecLrlc shocks lnLo Lhe muscle 1he
qulcker your braln sends messages Lhe qulcker your muscle wlll
conLracL 1he less your braln sends message Lhe less your muscle
wlll conLracL
1here are Lwo ways ln whlch you can send message You can use
one motor unit branch, however it will not contract quickly. But you
can use another way to send message by using lots of branches.




l Pope Lhls leLLer has made sense and answer all your quesLlons
8esL of luck
?ours Slncerely
uocLor 8yan norrls

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