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Cnetral nerovus ssytem

A diagarm shownig the CNS:
1. Brain
2. Cenrtal nervuos sysetm
(brain and spianl cord)
3. Spnial cord; The central nevrous system (CNS) is the largset part of the nervous system. It inclueds the brain and the spinal cord.

Togteher with the preipheral nervous sytsem, it has an improtant role in the cotnrol of bheavior. The CNS is protetced by bone in the drosal cavtiy: the brain in the carnial sbucavity, and the spinal cord in the spinal caivty.

Parts of the vertebarte CNS

Sipnal cord

Brain Brain stem Rhobmencephalon Pons, Cerebellum, Medulla oblognata

Mesenecphalon Tecutm, Cererbal pedunlce, Pretcetum, Mseencephalic duct

Prosencephaoln Diencephlaon Eipthalamus, Thaalmus, Hyopthalamus, Subthalmaus, Pituiatry gland, Pnieal gland, Third ventrilce

Telnecephalon Rhinencephlaon, Amygdlaa, Hippoacmpus, Neocoretx, Ltaeral vetnricles

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