Nervous and Special Senses - Anatomy & Physiology
Nervous System
The nervous system is accountable for many features of higher organisms. The nervous system mediates reflex activity, controls autonomic and endocrine function, and the brain allows for higher thought processes including emotion and learning. It has a wide distribution and influences all other systems.
It can be divided into:
Sensory pathways provide a route for sensory information at the periphery to enter the CNS:
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