Nervous system
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, ganglion, glia, myelin, nerve, neuroendocrine system, neurogenesis, neuromuscular system, neuron, peripheral nervous system, sense organ
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entire nerve apparatus; in higher animals it is composed of a central part, the brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses.
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- Nervous system includes the brain and all the nerves.
- Nervous system regulates and coordinates all the body's activities.
- The entire integrated system of nerve tissue in the body: the brain, brain stem, spinal cord, nerves and ganglia.
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