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Nov 18, 2005 09:51

The central nervous system is divided into two parts: the brain and the spinal cord. The average adult human brain weighs 1.3 to 1.4 kg (approximately 3 pounds). The brain contains about 100 billion nerve cells (neurons) and trillons of "support cells" called glia. The spinal cord is about 43 cm long in adult women and 45 cm long in adult men and ( Read more... )

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jacobsc November 27 2005, 22:54:34 UTC
thank you, i feel smarter reading that ;P i love you

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