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    organs of the nervous system can be divided into two groups. One group consisting of the brain and spinal cord, forms the central nervous system. The other, composed of the nerves ( bundles and axons) that connect the central nervous system to other body parts, is called the peripheral nervous system. Together, these systems provide three general function: sensory, integrative, and motor. The sensory function of the nervous system derives from sensory receptors at the ends of peripheral neurons. These

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    The human nervous system is complex one that is composed of two main parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is composed of the brain and the spinal cord, that both serve different purposes. The brain intercepts and stores information as well as send actions to the muscles, organs, and glands. The spinal cords serves as a connecter for the brain and the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system is separated into two different

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    The nervous system of the human body can be separated into two parts: the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The brain and the spinal cord make up the Central Nervous System, which is the nervous system’s processing center. The Peripheral Nervous System “consists of nerves that branch from the Central Nervous System and connect it to other body parts” (Shier, Butler, Lewis 2015). The somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system are the subdivisions of the

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    The nervous system has three general functions: a sensory function, an interpretative function and a motor function. Sensory nerves gather information from inside the body and the outside environment. The nerves then carry the information to central nervous system (CNS). Nervous tissue consists of two main types of cells: neurons and neuroglia. Neurons also so known as nerve cells ") transmit nerve impulses that move information around the body. Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System

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    interested system is the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of the brain, the spinal cord, and nerves. One of the most important systems in your body, the nervous system is your body's control system. It sends, receives, and processes nerve impulses throughout the body. Together, these organs are responsible for the control of the body and communication among its parts. The nervous system has two major parts: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The

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    Slide #1 The nervous system The nervous system is a network of nerves and neurons that transmit signals from the brain to different parts of the body. This system is broken into two main divisions the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system (Victoria, 2013). -The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. Here information is stored and necessary instructions or an output response is given. -The peripheral nervous system consists of nerves and clusters of ganglion

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    The nervous system comprise of the CNS and peripheral nervous system. The brain and spinal cord make up the CNS, while the autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system makes up the peripheral nervous system illustrated in figure 1 below. Figure 1. structure of the nervous system The bone shelters the structures in the CNS and the cerebrospinal fliud mitigates them from injury. Shaped like a mushroom and lying within the skull, the brain weighs around 1.35kg and has two types of matter

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    The Nervous System, also known as the Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of two complex parts, the brain and the spinal cord. The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is the system especially designed from the branching off of the Central Nervous System. The PNS is also a complex and extensive nerve network comprised of spinal nerves, thirty one pairs to be exact, and twelve pairs of cranial nerves located outside the brain and the spinal cord. The spinal nerves are conceived from the spinal cord

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    The nervous systems of the body consist of the Central nervous system (CNS), Autonomic nervous system (ANS), and the Peripheral nervous system (PNS). But in this weeks discussion we're centering on the Central and Peripheral nervous systems. The CNS as a whole is known to be the most organized system in the entire body consisting the brain and spinal cord. Its job is to form a communication from the stimuli's located around our body. From there the brain deciphers the info given and carries out the

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    responsible for our sense of touch, temperature and body position. The occipital lobe is responsible for vision. 1. Distinguish between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord. It sends information to (and receives information from) the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which consists of all of the nerves that lie outside the CNS. The PNS collects information about the environment, sends it to the CNS and transports

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