Nervous system
The central nervous system comprises the brain and spinal cord. Cranial and spinal nerves form the peripheral nervous system, carrying sensory information to the centre and motor commands to muscles and glands.
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Common questions
What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
The central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (cranial nerves, spinal nerves and their branches and ganglia).