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Body system

Nervous system

Systema nervosum

Function: The body's communication and control network: it senses, processes and sends commands to muscles and glands.
Includes: Brain and spinal cord (central) and the nerves reaching the rest of the body (peripheral).¹²

Organs of this system

Brain

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Specialty

Conditions that affect it

Transient ischemic attackCondition

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References

1
NCI SEER Training. Nervous System. training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/nervous/
Educational & historical references · Accessed 2026-10-04
2
NINDS / NIH. Brain Basics: Know Your Brain. www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-know-your-brain
Health agencies & guidelines · Accessed 2026-10-04