NEUR 2P36 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hindbrain, Sympathetic Nervous System, Grey Matter
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Module 4. 1 structure of the vertebrate nervous system. Each brain area and each neuron has a specialized role. However, they also depend on the cooperation of other areas to survive. The nervous system of vertebrates consists of the central nervous system (cns) and the peripheral nervous system (pns). The cns is the brain and the spinal cord. The pns connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. It includes the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. There are 2 parts of the pns: somatic nervous. The somatic nervous system is the part of the. Hence, part of these neurons is in the cns and part is in the pns. In a 4 legged animal, the top of the brain is dorsal (on the same side as the animal"s back) and the bottom of the brain is ventral (on the same side as the animal"s stomach).
