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nerve
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nerve: see nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of the animal kingdom have at least a rudimentary nervous system.
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nerve
1. any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body
2. a large vein in a leaf
3. any of the veins of an insect's wing

nerve [nərv]
(neuroscience)
A bundle of nerve fibers or processes held together by connective tissue.


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5-9) Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors usually arise in major nerve trunks, such as the sciatic nerve, brachial plexus, and sacral plexus.
Andrianova and colleagues examined "direct" stimulation, where the electrodes were placed over the muscle, and "indirect" stimulation, where they attempted to stimulate the nerve trunk supplying the muscle.
The accumulation of lead in the endoneurial space in a peripheral nerve trunk may affect the Schwann cells at an early stage.
 
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