The document discusses the nervous system and its components. It notes that the nervous system allows the brain to quickly send messages to the rest of the body. The nervous system has two main parts: the central nervous system (CNS), comprised of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS has two divisions - sensory and motor. Messages travel from the PNS to the brain and back very quickly, up to 150 meters per second. Faster reflex responses use the spinal cord to bypass the brain for quicker reactions. An experiment is described to test reflex response times over different distances.