peripheral nervous system

peripheral nervous system — nervous structures such as ganglia outside the central nervous system …   Dictionary of ichthyology

Nervous system — The nervous system is the body tissue that records and distributes information in the body using electrical and chemical transmission. It has two parts. The "central" nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The… …   Medical dictionary

nervous system — noun Date: 1726 the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs compare… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

peripheral nervous system — noun Date: 1896 the part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Nervous system — Nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Nerve (disambiguation). This article is about the nervous system. For parts of the nervous system commonly called nerves, see Peripheral nerve. Nervous system The Human N …   Wikipedia

nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… …   Universalium

Peripheral nervous system — The peripheral nervous system (PNS) resides or extends outside the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the CNS to the limbs and organs. Unlike the central nervous… …   Wikipedia

peripheral nervous system — the portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

peripheral nervous system — Contains all sensory cell bodies (exceptions rare), plus local plexuses in the body wall or viscera, local ganglia of either sensory or motor and internuncial composition, plus the pheripheral axons making up the nerves …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

peripheral nervous system — noun The part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system. Syn: systema nervosum periphericum …   Wiktionary