Wednesday 30 November 2011

What is Central Nervous System

Every human body consists of the central nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the spinal cord as well as the brain. In medical language, the processing centre of the whole nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord. It is responsible for controlling the body working.
  
The peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system are the two parts which constitute the nervous system.

Central nervous system functions:

• One of the basic functions of the central nervous system is sending the signals from one part of the body to the other or from one cell to the other cells. There are multiple ways of sending such signals.

• The central nervous system also controls the human body. This is done by extracting information from the environment which is present around. For the same purpose, the use of sensory receptors is made. These sensory receptors send signals which encode the information properly to the central nervous system.

Central nervous system treatment:

For the purpose of central nervous system diagnosis, there are various treatment options available. It central nervous system treatment option depends on the type of the tumor in the central nervous system. It is mentioned below.

Medulloblastoma- If the tumor type is medulloblastoma, the treatment measures are radiation therapy, chemotherapy

Brain stem glioma- A radiation therapy that is followed with chemotherapy (optional) is the treatment option for brain stem glioma

Ependymoma- to diagnose the ependymoma, a surgery followed by a radiation therapy as well as chemotherapy is necessary  

Astrocytoma- For the treatment of astrocytoma, usually a surgery is undergone by the patient which is followed by a radiation therapy or chemotherapy
 
The central nervous system is one of the important parts of the human body. It is equally important for every individual to take good care of his central nervous system. In order to prevent problems in the central nervous system, it is necessary for people to know what the central nervous system is.

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