...The nervous system may, for the purpose of description, conveniently be divided into two parts: (1) The central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and (2) the peripheral_sy^tem, consisting of the afferent_or_in-bearjing and efferent or out-beariag_branches...

...between its parts is the work of the nervous system. The nervous system is studied in two divisions : (1) The central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the nerves that start from these structures; (2) The sympathetic nervous system, which puts the internal...

...connective tissue, blood-vessels, lymphatics, and epithelium. These tissues are united together to form the central nervous system, consisting of the brain...and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system. This latter is composed of nerve-fibres, and structures attached to the terminations of the nerves,...

...connective tissue, blood-vessels, lymphatics, and epithelium. These tissues are united together to form the central nervous system, consisting of the brain...and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system. This latter is composed of nerve-fibres, and structures attached to the terminations of the nerves,...

...Nervous System Terminology Structurally, the nervous system includes the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS), nerve fibers that connect all parts of the body with the central nervous system. Peripheral...

...contraction or gland secretion. For descriptive purposes, the nervous system can be divided into two parts: the central nervous system, consisting of the brain...and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, composed of the various nerve processes that extend from the brain and spinal cord. These peripheral...

...SORTING OUT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The nervous system is divided into two main parts: (1) the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord and (2) the peripheral nervous system (PNS) composed of the nervous tissue in the form of nerves that emerge...

...endocrine system but they are equally effective in their roles. The nervous system is divided into the central nervous system, consisting of the brain...cord, and the peripheral nervous system, consisting of the spinal and cranial nerves. Brain Spinal cord Nerves - these consist of the spinal nerves and the...

...SYSTEM (SYMPATHETIC) The nervous system has two principal divisions: the central nervous system (CMS) consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) composed of the peripheral and cranial spinal nerves. The PNS is further divided into a somatic...

...Divisions of the Nervous System • Is divided anatomically into the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS), consisting of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and their associated...