English > nervous system: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells. |
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| Synonym | systema nervosum |
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| Part of | body, organic structure | The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) |
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| Parts | autonomic nervous system, ANS | The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands |
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| central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale | The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
| fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus | A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
| ganglion | An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons |
| nerve cell, neuron | A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
| nervous tissue, nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
| neural network, neural net | Any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body |
| peripheral nervous system, systema nervosum periphericum | The section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord |
| Narrower | parasympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic | originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord |
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| sympathetic nervous system | originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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| Spanish | sistema nervioso, systema nervosum |
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| Catalan | sistema nerviós, systema nervosum |
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| Adjectives | nervous, neural | of or relating to the nervous system |
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| neuroendocrine | of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together) |
