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Organizing the Nervous System

The nervous system has one control center and wires that run everywhere. We split it up in two ways. One is by body part (central vs peripheral). The other is by which way signals flow (in vs out). Tap each part.

CNS

The nervous systemdivisions

By body part & by signal flow

📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Diagram of the central and peripheral parts of the nervous system
Organizing the Nervous System — OpenStax, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)