Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The important anatomical features of the nervous system.

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Nervous system consists of neurons in the brain which conduct impulses from one region to another. Signal is transmitted from the spinal cord to brain and from brain to spinal cord. It is conducted due to the generation of action potential in the neurons.

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