WHICH ORGANS MAKE UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?

The brain is the most important organ in the nervous system. It controls all the other organs in our body. The nervous system connects the brain to the organs, muscles and skin through nerves, which are connected to the spinal cord.

The brain. When our brain receives information it sends a message to a part of the body to tell it how to react.

The spinal cord. The spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body.

Nerves. Nerves connect the spinal cord to our muscles, joints and skin. Sensory nerves receive messages from the muscles, joints and skin and send them to the brain. Motor nerves transmit messages our brain sends to the muscles, joints and skin.