Synonyms for nervous system
ner·vous sys·tem

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1. nervous systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

2. nervous systemnoun

   An organ system that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses and initiates actions.

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

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1. nervous system, systema nervosumnoun

   the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

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1. Michael Quatch:

   Counterintuitive as it may seem, you can actually function fairly well with just one half of the brain, so in Lillian Grace case in particular, we felt very comfortable disconnecting the right side of the brain from the nervous system.

2. Cynthia Ackrill:

   The mechanism of stress is that we get worked up over something so our sympathetic nervous system revs everything up. We need our heart pumping fast to keep our blood pressure up so that we've got good circulation and we can get away from the danger.

3. Monica Perez:

   They're different in terms of the way to activate the central nervous system, but the overall outcome is similar.

4. Christine Carter:

   We’re tribal, cave people, if you’re spending the majority of your day alone, it doesn’t feel good to most people. There’s a little part of your nervous system wondering where your clan is.

5. Wendy Suzuki:

   When you slow your breath down, you activate a part of your nervous system devoted to de-stressing you.