Difference between revisions of "Nervous system"

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The '''nervous system''' is the set of [[neurons]] and support structures that process and organize information from the [[senses]] and bodily organs, analyze and coordinate appropriate responses and control the behavioral actions of an [[organism]]. All anatomical structures of the nervous system are made up of [[nervous tissue]].
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The '''nervous system''' is responsible for intelegence so conservatives must lack this organ system
 
 
The nervous system is present in some form in all chordates with the the simplest system represented in the [[flatworms]], which has two nerve cords running on opposite sides that connect to two simple [[brain|brains]] called [[ganglia]].
 
 
 
In the more complex [[vertebrates]] the nervous system is divided into two parts: the [[central nervous system]], composed of the [[brain]] and the [[spinal cord]]; and the [[peripheral nervous system]], which is composed of all the nervous tissue throughout the rest of the body.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 04:25, April 19, 2007

The nervous system is responsible for intelegence so conservatives must lack this organ system

References

  • Kandel, ER; Schwartz JH, Jessell TM (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6.
  • Martin, JH (2003). Neuroanatomy text and atlas 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Sanes, Reh, Harris (2005). Development of the Nervous System, 2nd edition. Academic Press; ISBN 0-12-618621-9