Central Nervous System

The brain and spinal cord: the body’s integrative processing core, protected by bone, meninges, and the blood-brain barrier.

Core Characteristics

• Integrates sensory input and coordinates all voluntary and autonomic output.
• Communicates with the body through the peripheral nervous system.
• Myelinated tracts form its white matter; somata its grey matter.

Related Concepts & Sources

Brain, Brainstem, Myelin