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= Introduction  = toc

Did you know that when you’re playing volleyball, your nerve cells controls your hand movement? This one tiny cell controls the whole human body day and night. Volleyball players need the neurons to control their movement during the game. The nerve cell goes through the human body and is sent to the human hand to hit the ball. The nerve system help the whole human body to function. There are also types of small structure that help perform the function. If either one structure or two or more don't function correctly, the messages that are being sent through the human body will not get the message.



=Function=

A neuron is a type of cell that makes the nervous system indicate what part of the body to move This information is sent from the brain to the nerve. For example, when a cell phone rings, the neurons react to it and sends a message to a part of the human body to pick it up. The neurons send messages that cause movement of the muscles, feeling, and the senses that would come from the brain (BrainPOP: The Nervous system). The motor neuron sends a signal to the central nervous system which tells the muscles to move. The interneuron transmits the signal between the sensory ingredients and the motor neuron. (BrainPOP: The Nervous system)

= Structure =

The dendrite starts to receive the impulses which passes along the neurons. The nerve also has axons which is covered in a fatty white substance which is called myelin that would start to speed up the transmission (BrainPOP: Neurons) It is important to know that the axon is in the middle of the dendrite it is the axons is the white fatty substance that is in the middle. Myelin is a type of cell that can start to help start to speed up fast into the transmission which is near the axon. The axon is a type of covered as fatty white substance which goes back to the myelin.

= Real World Connections = What if there is a type of disease that can damage or affect the nerve cell? There are certain types of diseases that can hurt the nerve system. Epilepsy is a type of disease that can start to cause seizures that can start to damage the brain cells. This can happen when too many brain cells are sending to much signals at the same time and it can start to cause overloads and the person can pass out or shake (Epilepsy). Multiple Sclerosis can affect that can affect the immune system. It can start to cause vision problems and memory problem (Multiple Sclerosis). Parkinson Disease is a very big diseases that can cause the person to lose their ability to keep control of their body movement (Parkinson’s Disease). A stroke is not a type of disease but this can affect the nerve system and the neurons can start to die and the would not be able to move anymore.

= Conclusion  =

Nerve cells are very important in the human bod y because without the nerve cells, we wouldn’t be able to move our bodies and be active and healthy.

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