Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology
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Nervous System
The nervous system is accountable for many features of higher organisms. It mediates reflex activity and controls autonomic and endocrine function, while the brain allows for higher thought processes including emotion and learning. The nervous system has a wide distribution and influences all other systems.
It can be divided into:
Pathways provide a route for sensory information at the periphery to enter the CNS, and for motor signals to be sent to the periphery:
Special Senses
References for Nervous and Special Senses
BOOKS
- Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy by Dyce, Sack and Wensing. 3rd Edition
- Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals by König and Liebich. 3rd Edition
IMAGES
- Royal Veterinary College Histology Department