How to Use central nervous system in a Sentence
central nervous system
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These include the central nervous system, the testes and the eye.
— William Petri, The Conversation, 31 July 2020 -
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS).
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022 -
Alex lived at the whims of his central nervous system, and the first thing that tamed it was weed.
— Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024 -
The most well-known is lavender, which acts on the central nervous system.
— Sallie Tisdale, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2018 -
And, yet this virus is still able to sneak into the central nervous system.
— Dr. Minali Nigam and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 29 July 2020 -
The effects of the drug slow down the central nervous system and may cause sleepiness and relaxed mood.
— Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024 -
The virus attacks the central nervous system, which leads to brain disease and death.
— Madeline Farber, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2020 -
The disease impacts the central nervous system—the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
— Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022 -
Your central nervous system contains a spinal cord and a 3-pound brain.
— WIRED, 31 Oct. 2022 -
In 8% of Burkitt lymphoma cases, the cancer will spread to the central nervous system.
— Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2020 -
Plus is Fipronil, which works by inhibiting the central nervous system of fleas and ticks.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022 -
In both of these cases, not enough blood is getting to the central nervous system (the brain, the spinal cord and the retinas), which can lead to cell death -- the hallmark of a stroke.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023 -
That is not for sure because the virus can remain present in other places in the body (mainly in the central nervous system).
— Esther Nakkazi, CNN, 26 Mar. 2021 -
This one has ibotenic acid and muscimol, which act on the central nervous system.
— Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2020 -
Those can be problems with the central nervous system or even a tumor.
— Jessica Migala, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021 -
The West Nile virus is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system.
— Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2019 -
Sarah Hwang was diagnosed in 1999 with MS, a disease of the central nervous system.
— Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2020 -
Tardigrades have eight legs with claws at the end, a brain and a central nervous system, and a sucker-like pharynx behind their mouth.
— Cnn, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019 -
That taxes your central nervous system and your whole body.
— Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Its head grows a cluster of nerve cells that serve as a brain, along with a central nervous system that extends throughout its body.
— Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023 -
The chemical acts on crows’ central nervous system and sends the birds into convulsions, scaring the rest of the flock.
— Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024 -
The peripheral nerves also carry signals from the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
— The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2020 -
The Ebola virus can persist in their bodies, including in the eyes and the central nervous system, even after being cleared from the rest of the body.
— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 29 Dec. 2020 -
More than 90 percent of drugs that target the central nervous system fail in trials.
— Juan Enriquez, Scientific American, 7 Dec. 2022 -
The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death.
— From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021 -
About half of all rare conditions affect the brain and central nervous system.
— Craig Martin, STAT, 23 July 2022 -
The drug is a barbiturate that depresses the central nervous system and causes the heart to stop.
— Tyler Spence, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024 -
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, while the nerves running from them form the peripheral nervous system.
— Lynn Peterson Mobley, Washington Post, 8 July 2018 -
The team also did not find any evidence that suggests damage to the central nervous system during a six-month space mission.
— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024 -
These are conditions in which cells in the central nervous system do not perform properly and eventually die.
— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
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