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

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    Your nervous system is your bodys command center. It’s made up of your brain, spinal cord and nerves. Your nervous system works by sending messages, or electrical signals, between your brain and all the other parts of your body. These signals tell you to breathe, move, speak and see, for example.

  3. The nervous system in a human is made of the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs and all the neurons that serve as communication channels between the various organs of the body. It is primarily made of a single type of cell called the neuron. Colloquially, they are also called nerve cells.

  4. 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.

  5. 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]

  6. Nervous system Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of NERVOUS SYSTEM is the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs.

  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. 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.

  9. What is the Nervous System? - News-Medical.net

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    The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. The proper...

  10. 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.

  11. The nervous system is made up of all the nerve cells in your 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.