Posts tagged ‘Neurotransmission’ Your body is more amazing and
complicated than anything on this Earth; everything is tailored
to work perfectly in synchronisation with everything else. From
the beautiful complexity of the brain, to the admirably simple
structure of the heart (in comparison), we are alive because of
their cooperation and constant hard work. Most people pass
through life unaware of the prodigious, intricate network of
systems which constitute our anatomy. Every system in the human
body is specific to a function. From the skeletal system –
providing rigidity, protection and structure to the body – to
the circulatory system – keeping cells rich in oxygen and other
essential nutrients using blood – we could not survive as we are
without all fifteen systems*. The Nervous System is one of those
fifteen other systems, and is concerned with the transmission of
electrical impulses and information. It is the nervous system
that will make you feel that annoying poke from the person next
to you, but also