Central nervous system

Introduction: Central nervous system

Description of Central nervous system

Central nervous system: CNS. The brain and spinal cord.
Source: National Institute of Health

Central nervous system: the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Central nervous system: main information processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Source: CRISP

Central nervous system: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Central nervous system: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Source: MeSH 2007

Central nervous system: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Central nervous system:

• Nervous system
• Nervous system symptoms
• Nervous system disorder
• Nervous (73 causes)
• System
• Portion
• Vertebrate
• Brain
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Brain disease

Central nervous system as an Organ

Central nervous system (organ): The central nervous system has many functions and...more »

Central nervous system (organ): The brain and nervous system form an intricate network of electrical signals that are responsible for coordinating

Together, the brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system . This complex system is part of ... (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Brain Tumors: NCI)

Central nervous system (organ): See Central nervous system (organ information).

More information on organs: Central nervous system:

• Central nervous system

Terms associated with Central nervous system:

Terms Similar to Central nervous system:

• CNS
• systema nervosum centrale

Source - WordNet 2.1

• central nervous system effect

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

More specific terms for Central nervous system:

• Brain
• Meninges
• Neural Analyzers
• Spinal Cord

Source - MeSH 2007

• brain
• central neural pathway /tract
• cerebrospinal fluid
• gray matter
• meninges
• spinal cord
• white matter

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Central nervous system

• nervous system

Source - CRISP

• system

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Central nervous system can be used for:

• extrapyramidal tract

Source: CRISP

The description of Central nervous system may also be used for the following terms:

• CNS

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Central nervous system

The following list attempts to classify Central nervous system into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• system
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• nervous system
• Anatomy

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