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Major Divisions of the Nervous System

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Diagram the major divisions of the nervous system and explain their major functions.

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In the context of psychology, which mainly deals with systems that can directly affect behaviour, we can separate the nervous system into a few prominent branches.

Central nervous system: includes the brain and the spinal cord. The brain contains various centers implicated in the processing of all the senses and the spinal cord allows the sending and receiving of commands and signals.

Peripheral nervous system: these are the nerves running to the extremities like the arms and legs. ...

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