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<strong>The vertebrate nervous system.</strong>

The <strong>central nervous system</strong> (CNS) consists of the <b>brain</b> and <b>spinal cord</b>.

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, <b>spinal</b> nerves, and _FIG_48_04KneeJerkReflex.jpg	<b>ganglia</b>
outside the CNS make up the <strong>peripheral nervous system</strong> (PNS).