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nervous system
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Nerve cell CE5 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 ...parasympathetic nervous system
(Encyclopedia)parasympathetic nervous system: see nervous system. ...peripheral nervous system
(Encyclopedia)peripheral nervous system: see nervous system. ...autonomic nervous system
(Encyclopedia)autonomic nervous system: see nervous system. ...sympathetic nervous system
(Encyclopedia)sympathetic nervous system: see nervous system. ...central nervous system
(Encyclopedia)central nervous system: see nervous system. ...neurology
(Encyclopedia)neurology no͝orŏlˈəjē, nyo͝o– [key], study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human nervous system. As researchers, neurologists carry on investigative and experimental work i...stimulant
(Encyclopedia)stimulant, any substance that causes an increase in activity in various parts of the nervous system or directly increases muscle activity. Cerebral, or psychic, stimulants act on the central nervous s...metric system
(Encyclopedia)CE5 metric system, system of weights and measures planned in France and adopted there in 1799; it has since been adopted by most of the technologically developed countries of the world. It is based...monitorial system
(Encyclopedia)monitorial system, method of elementary education devised by British educators Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Bell during the 19th cent. to furnish schooling to the underprivileged even under conditions ...Browse by Subject
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