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Subdivisions of the Nervous System
The Nervous System of a Vertebrate
The brain and the spinal cord are the central nervous system (CNS) (shown in yellow). The left-right pair of cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and ganglia make up the peripheral nervous system (shown in dark gold).
This diagram details the parts of the central nervous system, including brain, spinal cord, brachial plexus, musculocutaneous nerve, radial nerve, median nerve, iliohypogastric nerve, genitofemoral nerve, obturator nerve, ulnar nerve, common peroneal nerve, deep peroneal nerve, superficial peroneal nerve, tibial nerve, saphenous nerve, muscular branches of femoral nerve, sciatic nerve, pudendal nerve, femoral nerve, sacral plexus, lumbar plexus, subcostal nerve, intercostal nerve, cerebellum.
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