nervous system
the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
a particular part of this system.
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How to use nervous system in a sentence
While at Königsberg, he studied the nervous system, optics and acoustics, especially with regard to the physiology of the senses.
Just a handful of toxins make up the potent substance, which attacks the nervous system of its victims.
Rattlesnake venom is lethal, but understanding it could save lives | Kate Baggaley | January 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAnother piece is that the neurons involved in your sympathetic nervous system are inhibited directly by controlled breathing—so the act of focusing on your breath is actually calming your nerves, quite literally.
How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control | Sara Chodosh | January 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe only way to retool this human attribute would be for a surgeon from the far future with near-miraculous understanding of the nervous system to ablate portions of the brain.
Why a Universal Society Is Unattainable - Issue 95: Escape | Mark W. Moffett | January 14, 2021 | NautilusThe miniature snippet of the human nervous system has been a long time in the making.
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It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.
He is caught stealing by his former employer, who poisons his nervous system with a mycotoxin.
American Dreams: Did William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’ Blueprint Our Reality? | Nathaniel Rich | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDDT, PCBs, and others have been shown to cause cancer, nervous system damage, and hormonal changes, according to Rochman.
It activates your parasympathetic nervous system and tells your body to relax and recuperate.
The key is learning different methods for controlling your nervous system through breath.
She also observed that music had a great effect upon his nervous system.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe functions of the nervous system—sensation and voluntary motion—cannot be explained by any other theory.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardMan, on the contrary, has an exceedingly plastic nervous system, which enables him to meet changing conditions.
John Dewey's logical theory | Delton Thomas HowardIn the course of their growth they cause pressure symptoms upon the nervous system, and this leads to death.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyPhysiology has demonstrated that the impression is transmitted from the finger-tip to the brain by means of the nervous system.
Urania | Camille Flammarion
British Dictionary definitions for nervous system
the sensory and control apparatus of all multicellular animals above the level of sponges, consisting of a network of nerve cells: See neurone See also central nervous system
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Scientific definitions for nervous system
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The system of neurons and tissues that regulates the actions and responses of vertebrates and many invertebrates. The nervous system of vertebrates is a complex information-processing system that consists mainly of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral and autonomic nerves. It receives chemical information from hormones in the circulating blood and can also regulate secretions of the endocrine system by the action of neurohormones. The nervous systems of invertebrates vary from a simple network of nerves to a complex nerve network under the control of a primitive brain. See also autonomic nervous system central nervous system peripheral nervous system.
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Cultural definitions for nervous system
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