nervous systems
Bodies' wiring diagrams
Nervous systems is the plural of nervous system, the network of nerves and specialized cells that transmits signals between different parts of an organism's body.
In vertebrates, this includes the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
The term appears in comparative biology studying the nervous systems of various species and discussions of how different organisms process information and respond to stimuli.
- sense organsBody parts detecting stimuli
- ganglionPeripheral nerve cell cluster
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- brainSeat of cognition
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
white matter · brain stem · impulse · axon · neurotransmission · pins and needles · reflex · fight-or-flight · gut feeling · on edge · nerves · neuroplasticity · spinal cord · dendrite · motor · synapse · myelin · parasympathetic
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
nervous systemscirculatory systems
Organs moving blood throughout
digestive systems · respiratory systems · lymphatic systems · immune systems