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2. The central nervous system is made up 3. Made up of dorsal and ventral nerve cells, and
of two main parts: the brain and the the network of spinal and cranial nerves that
spinal cord. are connected to the brain and spinal cord at
one end and to muscles at the other.
3. The central nervous system is a system
made up of sensory and motor nerves 4. Sensory neurons contract nerve impulses from
related to the brain and spinal cord sensory receptors in various parts of the
in an afferent and efferent way. body to the central nervous system.
4. The central nervous system is connected 5. The peripheral nervous system is more
to sensory receptors, muscles and glands exposed to mechanical damage or toxins.
in peripheral areas of the body
controlled by the PNS.
5. The CNS is protected by bone structures,
membranes, and the blood-brain barrier.
en el caso de las lesiones, ya que las que se producen en el SNP son localizadas y más fáciles de tratar, todo lo contrario que las que ocurren en el SNC, que
dan lugar a problemas globales y en extensas zonas.
Neurotransmisores que intervienen en estas dos partes del sistema nervioso, ya que en el SNC son numerosos, como la serotonina, dopamina,
norepinefrina, glutamato, acetilcolina, GABA, etc., y en el SNP son solo dos, norepinefrina y acetilcolina.