The nervous system, essentially the body’s electrical wiring, is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body.

Your nervous system contains millions of nerve cells, called neurons. Neurons are highly specialised to transmit messages from one part of your body to another. All neurons have a cell body and ...

The diagram summarises how information flows from receptors to effectors in the nervous system. Receptors are groups of specialised cells. They detect a change in the environment and stimulate ...

Your nervous system uses billions of tiny, connected nerve cells called neurons to send the messages, which are electrical and chemical signals that tell your body what to do. Your nervous system ...

Radial glia: act as scaffolding for new nerve cells during the creation of the embryo’s nervous system. The cranial nerves are 12 pairs of nerves that arise directly from the brain and pass ...