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The Peripheral Nervous System. The nervous system is made up of nerve cells or neurons that are "wired" together throughout the body, somewhat like communication system. Neurons carry messages in the form of an electrical impulses. The messages move from one neuron to another to keep the body functioning.
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   spinal cord – спинной мозг
   
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   to send - посылать
   
3. 
   to receive - получать
   
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   to respond - отвечать
   
5. 
   environment - окружение
   

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   to keep the body in order – поддерживать тело в порядке
   
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   to allow – позволять
   
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   rest – остаток
   
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   bundle – пучок
   
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   external – внешний
   
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   forebrain – передний мозг
   
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   cerebral cortex – кора
   
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   involve – вовлекать
   
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   to wire – связывать
   

Ex.1 Find English equivalents. Найдите английские эквиваленты.
Нервная система состоит из; центральная нервная система; периферическая нервная система; вести себя как человек; достигать всех частей тела; защищать от повреждений; получать информацию (сообщения) от кожи; электрический импульс
Ex.2 Find Russian equivalents. Найдите русские эквиваленты.
It sends, receives, and processes nerve impulses; to respond to the environment; to keep the body in order; brain communicates with the rest of the body; nerves divide many times; tunnel of holes in backbone or spine; thick bundle of nerves


Ex. 3. Answer the questions. Ответьте на вопросы.

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   What is the function of brain?
   
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   How does the brain communicate with the rest of the body?
   
3. 
   What senses do you know?
   
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   What is neuron?
   
5. 
   What is the function of neuron?
   

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THE BRAIN

The brain is the most wonderful organ in the human body. It consists of about 12 billion cells and weights about 1 kilogram. It is soft and spongy with 3 membranes and fluid in between the first and second membranes.
The brain is the center of a wide system of communication. It controls the body functions. It keeps all the body parts working together. Thousands of stimuli come into the brain through the spinal cord. The messages come to the brain from our eyes, ears and other sense organs for pain, temperature, smell and other feelings. All the stimuli are analyzed and then the brain sends orders through the spinal cord to different parts of the human body. Due to these orders we eat, move, hear, see and do many other things.
There are special areas in the brain which control vision, hearing, physical movements and even emotions.
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   to weight - весить
   
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   stimuli - мн.ч. побудители, стимулы, послания
   
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   spinal cord - спинной мозг
   
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   area - область