Animal nervous system

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001594",
  "term": "Animal nervous system",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Animal Nervous System",
  "definition": "1. Specialized components of vertebrates,and, to a lesser extent invertebrates, that control body actions and reactions to stimuli and the surrounding environment.\n\n2. The bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "USGS Field Manual of Wildlife Disease Glossary at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/appendices.pdf",
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-nervous-system/"
}