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central nervous system vs. peripheral nervous system

central nervous system vs. peripheral nervous system: 's the difference?

Central nervous system refers to the part of the nervous system composed of the brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system refers to everything else, including the autonomic and somatic nervous systems, and mostly consists of nerves and ganglia in parts of the body other than the brain and spinal cord.

central nervous system

noun

  1. the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord.

peripheral nervous system

noun

  1. the portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord.