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The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (cerebrum, Ce; cerebellum, Cb; spinal cord, SC) and the peripheral nervous system.

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Krstić, R.V. (1991). Nervous System. In: Human Microscopic Anatomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02676-2_12

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