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Diagram of the human nervous system showing the central nervous system in red (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system in blue, with sensory and motor nerves branching throughout the body. Diagram showing the organization of the autonomic nervous system, with labeled pathways for parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves, highlighting synapses, neurotransmitters like acetylcholine and norepinephrine, and their receptor types.
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Article thoroughly revised and updated. Oct 07, 2026
Modified link of Web site: OpenStax - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience - The Central Nervous System: CNS. Aug 14, 2026
Add new Web site: PALNI Pressbooks - Comparative Vertebrate and Human Anatomy: Ecology, Evolution, and Function - Central Nervous System. Jul 04, 2026
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience - The Central Nervous System: CNS. Oct 11, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Central Nervous System Damage: Crusade for Recovery (PDF). Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Cell - A single origin of the Central Nervous System? Aug 15, 2025
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Central Nervous System (CNS). Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Central nervous system (CNS). Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Immunology - CNS and CNS diseases in relation to their immune system. Nov 12, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - The Central Nervous System. Jan 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - The Central Nervous System. Nov 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - Structure and Function of the Central Nervous System. Sep 15, 2023
Links added. Aug 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Thompson Rivers University - Human Biology - Central Nervous System. Jul 11, 2023
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - Structures of the Central Nervous System. May 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - The Central Nervous System. Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Central Nervous System. Jan 13, 2023
New article added. Jun 27, 2022
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