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- Dictionarycen·tral nerv·ous sys·tem/ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstɪm/
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- 1. the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.
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- Central nervous system
Main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, the retina and optic nerve, and the olfactory nerve and epithelia. The CNS is so named because the brain integrates the received information and coordinates and influences the activity of all parts of the bodies of bilaterally symmetric and triploblastic animals—that is, all multicellular an... Wikipedia
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