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3 days ago · Learn about the nervous system, which consists of the brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and nerves that control and communicate in the body. Explore 3D models and descriptions of nervous tissue, brain, spinal cord, nerves, and cranial nerves.
- Head and Neck
The nerves of the head and neck include the most vital and...
- Ear Anatomy
The bending of these hair cells indicates which direction is...
- Photoreceptors, Rods & Cones
It is surrounded by the choroid and sclera of the eye and...
- Spinal Cord
The lateral gray horns are made of autonomic motor neurons...
- Cerebrum
The longitudinal fissure divides the cerebrum along the...
- Arm and Hand
Five major nerves extend from the brachial plexus into the...
- Head and Neck
4 days ago · nervous system, organized group of cells specialized for the conduction of electrochemical stimuli from sensory receptors through a network to the site at which a response occurs. Follow the electrical and chemical changes undergone to transmit an impulse through the human nervous system.
6 days ago · Explore the anatomy and structure of the abdomen, lower back, and pelvis nerves with Innerbody's 3D model. The nervous system of the abdomen, lower back, and pelvis contains many important nerve conduits that service this region of the body as well as the lower limbs.
3 days ago · The central nervous system lies largely within the axial skeleton, wherein the brain is encased in a bony vault, the neurocranium, while the cylindrical and elongated spinal cord lies in the vertebral canal, which is formed by successive vertebrae connected by dense ligaments. See also nervous system.
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4 days ago · The nervous system of vertebrates has two main divisions: the central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, which in humans includes 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and the autonomic, or involuntary, nervous system. Recent News. July 2, 2024, 5:38 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
3 days ago · Five major nerves extend from the brachial plexus into the arm: the axillary, musculocutaneous, median, radial, and ulnar nerves. Each of these nerves carries information in the form of nerve impulses to and from a particular region of the arm and hand.
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6 days ago · Nerve cells, known as neurons, send and receive nerve signals. They have two main types of branches coming off their cell bodies. Dendrites receive messages from other nerve cells. Axons carry outgoing messages from the cell body to other cells — such as a nearby neuron or muscle cell.
