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Nervous system

nervous system

The entire integrated system of nerve tissue in the body: the brain, brainstem, spinal cord, nerves and ganglia. The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells.The system of nerve tissue that allows organisms who have own to co-ordinate bodily reactions from the [[ CNS and gather information from the external environment to be processed in the CNS.


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