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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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Definition
| Acts as control center for nervous system; processes information; provides short-term control over activities of other systems |
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| Performs complex integrative functions; controls both voluntary and autonomic activities |
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| Relays information to and from the brain; performs less complex integrative functions; directs many simple involuntary activities |
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| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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Definition
| Links CNS with other systems and with sense organs |
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| directs immediate response to stimuli, usually by coordinating the activities of other organ systems |
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