See Also: nervous system(dictionary)
Nervous system(medicine)
Nervous system(health)
nervous system(encyclopedia)
Parasympathetic nervous system(health)
Autonomic nervous system(health)
Central nervous system(medicine)
CNS (central nervous system)(health)
autonomic nervous system(medicine)
nervous system, autonomic(medicine)

Nervous system (health)


The system of cells, tissues and organs that regulates the body's responses to internal and external stimuli. In vertebrae it consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor and effector organs.