Journeys: Nerves. Stop 1

The body's wires

Oh, a mosquito landed on the hand! How does the brain find out? A signal runs along a nerve. Lead it from the hand to the brain!

The signal ran into the spinal cord in the backbone. Now up to the brain!

The brain got the signal and decided to scratch. The order runs back to the hand!

Nerves carry what you feel to the brain, and the brain's orders to the muscles. There and back in a split second!

  • Skin
  • Skeleton
  • Skull
  • Spine
  • Ribs
  • Muscles
  • Blood vessels
  • Spinal cord
  • Nerves
  • Kidneys
  • Spleen
  • Pancreas
  • Oesophagus
  • Large intestine
  • Appendix
  • Small intestine
  • Bladder
  • Stomach
  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Diaphragm
  • Lungs
  • Windpipe
  • Heart
  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Eyes
  • Ears
  • Nose
  • Mouth, teeth and tongue
  • Journeys: Heart Test yourself
  • Journeys: Brain Test yourself
  • Journeys: Skin Test yourself
  • Journeys: Stomach Test yourself
  • Journeys: Lungs Test yourself
  • Journeys: Eyes Test yourself
  • Journeys: Skeleton Test yourself
  • Journeys: Muscles Test yourself
  • Journeys: Liver Test yourself
  • Journeys: Blood Test yourself
  • Journeys: Ears Test yourself
  • Journeys: Nose Test yourself
  • Journeys: Mouth, teeth and tongue Test yourself
  • Journeys: Nerves Test yourself
  • Journeys: Blood vessels Test yourself
  • Journeys: Kidneys Test yourself
  • Journeys: Small intestine Test yourself
  • Journeys: Large intestine Test yourself
  • Journeys: Spine Test yourself
  • Journeys: Diaphragm Test yourself