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  2. Nervous System: What It Is, Parts, Function & Disorders - ...

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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.

  3. The nervous system is an enormously complex system for coordinating an animal’s behavior and helping it navigate and react to the outside environment. In the least complex organisms, the nervous system can consist of only a few neurons and no central brain.

  4. Nervous system - Wikipedia

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    In biology, the nervous system is the highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous system detects environmental changes that impact the body, then works in tandem with the endocrine system to respond to such events. [1]

  5. Nervous system | Definition, Function, Structure, & Facts |...

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    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.

  6. Overview of the nervous system: Structure and function | Kenhub

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    The nervous system (NS) is structurally broken down into two divisions; Central nervous system (CNS) - consists of the brain and spinal cord; Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - gathers all neural tissue outside the CNS; Functionally, the nervous system can be categorized into three main areas: sensation, integration and response.

  7. Everything you think, feel, and do is controlled by your nervous system. Learn how it works and what kinds of things can go wrong.

  8. human nervous system - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    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.

  9. Nervous System Anatomy, Diagram & Function - Healthline

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    The nervous system has two major parts: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The central system is the primary command center for the body, and is...

  10. The nervous system is a complex network of cells and tissues that coordinates and regulates the activities of an organism by transmitting electrical signals

  11. What You Need to Know About the Nervous System - Verywell Health

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    The nervous system is an organ system that handles communication in the body. There are four types of nerve cells in the nervous system: sensory nerves, motor nerves, autonomic nerves and inter-neurons ( neuron means nerve cell).