The document summarizes key concepts about the nervous system including:
1. It defines the peripheral and central nervous systems, with the peripheral branching off the spinal cord and supplying the body, and the central controlling involuntary functions.
2. It describes the main types of glial cells - astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and Schwann cells - and where they are found in the body.
3. It outlines the three main types of neurons - multipolar, bipolar, and unipolar - and their characteristics and functions in transmitting signals.