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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. ..... Click the link for more information. . 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 |
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What's even more impressive is the delicacy of our nervous system, made up of the brain, spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots. The appendix also includes a very useful table listing all muscles presented in the text with innervation from the peripheral nerve to the mixed spinal nerve root. 1) These tumors are typically slow growing, solitary, well circumscribed, and located on the proximal nerves or spinal nerve roots. |
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