Definition of central nervous system Central nervous system
cen•tral nerv•ous sys•tem
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What does central nervous system mean?
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| central nervous system - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord | ||
| CNS, systema nervosum centrale | ||
| system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" | ||
| nervous system, systema nervosum the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | ||
| glia, neuroglia sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system | ||
| encephalon, brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | ||
| substantia alba, white matter whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths | ||
| corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord | ||
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Wiktionary 
- central nervous system (Noun)
In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord .
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central nervous system
In vertebrates, the part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.
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The central nervous system (CNS) is the largest part of the nervous system. It includes the brain and the spinal cord.
Together with the peripheral nervous system, it has an important role in the control of behavior. The CNS is protected by bone in the dorsal cavity: the brain in the cranial subcavity, and the spinal cord in the spinal cavity.
