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Your nervous system is the command center for your entire body. It helps you think, learn, move and remember. This vast network of nerves connects to all of your organs, muscles and glands.
Human nervous system, the series of cells and nerve tracts that conduct stimuli from sensory receptors in the periphery to receptors in the brain and spinal cord and then conduct impulses back to other body parts.
In vertebrates, it consists of two main parts, the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists mainly of nerves, which are enclosed bundles of the long fibers, or axons, that connect the CNS to every other part of the body.
Overview of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The nervous system is a network of neurons whose main feature is to generate, modulate and transmit information between all the different parts of the human body.
Nervous system, organized group of cells specialized for the conduction of electrochemical stimuli from sensory receptors. The nervous system allows for the almost instantaneous transmission of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another.
Everything you think, feel, and do is controlled by your nervous system. Learn how it works and what kinds of things can go wrong.
Use our 3D models and accompanying descriptions to explore nervous system anatomy and physiology, from the cerebrum in your brain to the plantar digital nerves in your toes. The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and all of the nerves that connect these organs with the rest of the body.
It is through the nervous system that we communicate with the outside world and, at the same time, many mechanisms inside our body are controlled. The nervous system takes in information through our senses, processes the information and triggers reactions, such as making your muscles move or causing you to feel pain.
The human nervous system shares the same basic plan found in all vertebrates and we humans are not unique in our brain organization. The human brain is a vertebrate brain and basically a large primate brain. Our nervous system can be divided according to anatomical structures and/or functional regions.
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, while the network of related cells in the rest of your body is the peripheral nervous system. Your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin constantly send information to your brain about what their sensory receptors detect in the world around you.