How to Use central nervous system in a Sentence

central nervous system

noun
  • Think of decisioning as the brain and central nervous system of your business.
    Bill Waid, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Rabies is usually a fatal disease in animals and humans, caused by a virus that invades the central nervous system.
    Mike Stobbe, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
  • The unique chemical environment of the central nervous system formed by the blood brain barrier is the cerebral spinal fluid.
    Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • Dyno said the funding would speed up the development of its vectors, which can be used to target liver, muscle, eye, and central nervous system diseases.
    Anissa Gardizy — Boston Globe Reprints, STAT, 9 May 2021
  • It might be caused by damage to the central nervous system during the initial infection, an over-active immune response, a persistent viral load or some combination of the three.
    Prudy Gourguechon, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Those can be problems with the central nervous system or even a tumor.
    Jessica Migala, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 disease can take months or more than a year to progress, first causing flu-like symptoms and then crossing into the central nervous system.
    Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but it is thought to be related to changes in the central nervous system.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • This makes the retina, which is composed of several layers of neurons, a piece of the central nervous system.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022
  • But it is also produced outside the central nervous system with about 90% of your serotonin supply found in your gut and blood platelets.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Dizziness or loss of balance might also be observed due to the influence of delta 8 on the central nervous system.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • In this shift to the digital economy, your order-to-cash process is your central nervous system.
    Nishant Nair, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Those responses could have helped keep EV-D68 in its place—the respiratory tract—and out of the central nervous system.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The organism that causes red tide is toxic and can affect the central nervous system of fish, often killing them.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The spa is known for bespoke treatments such as the Ocean Massage, which uses hot stones to help ease your central nervous system and reduce fatigue.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The sleep-wake cycle, genetics, environment, and the central nervous system could all play a part in teeth grinding.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 16 July 2024
  • Lavender oil Lavender is thought to exert its effects on sleep and anxiety in our central nervous system in a somewhat similar fashion to the medication pregabalin, an analgesic.
    Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 15 July 2024

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