Campus Tutorials: Find Out About Your Second Brain, The Enteric Nervous System
By Igboamalu Chimezie Nelson How many brains do you posses, if you say one, you are correct. However there are several nervous u brain". It is the enteric nervous system (ENS) and is located, not in your head but mostly in your belly, o yeah you got; in your belly. The amount of energy needed for your body to digest food is so great,thus it transform the food into fuel. The ENS is designed to do just this function. Although the ENS is much simpler than the brain, it is very complex. Scientist say that in humans the ENS is made up of 200 to 600 neurons which is built into the digestive system. Scientist have beloved that if the functions where to take place in the brain the nerves will be too thick. The book " The second brain" states "It is both safe and convenient that to let the digestive system look after itself" A Powerful Chemical Workshops Digestion in the human body needs precise and exact mixtures produced at the right times and delivered to the r...