nervous system
25 synonyms found
- afferent neuron
- autonomic nervous system
- axon
- central nervous system
- cerebral cortex
- craniosacral nervous system
- dendrite
- effector organ
- efferent neuron
- ganglion
- gray matter
- internuncial neuron
- medullary sheath
- nerve trunk
- neuron
- peripheral nervous system
- plexus
- sensorium
- sensory area
- sensory cell
- solar plexus
- spinal cord
- synapse
- thoracolumbar nervous system
- white matter
Definition
(n) :
the system which coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and processes input from the senses, and initiates actions. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, the brainstem, the spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia