The Nervous System (WJEC GCSE Biology)

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The Nervous System

  • The human nervous system consists of:
    • The brain
    • The spinal cord
    • All the nerves of the body 
  • The central nervous system (CNS) consists of:
    • The brain and spinal cord
  • The nerves spread out from the central nervous system to all other regions of the body and importantly, to all the sense organs

The human nervous system diagram

nervous-system

The human nervous system consists of the central nervous system and the rest of the nerves in the body

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