How to Use central nervous system in a Sentence

central nervous system

noun
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  • 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
  • The worms crawled toward or away from objects, perhaps under the direction of a central nervous system.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The virus then targets the mammal’s central nervous system and causes encephalitis, or severe swelling of the brain.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Fluoride also has been shown to alter proteins and neurotransmitters in the central nervous system.
    — Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • When consumed the biotoxin can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning that affects the central nervous system.
    — Kimberly Cauvel, The Seattle Times, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Microglia are the central nervous system’s primary immune cells and respond to pathogens by producing inflammation.
    — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 14 Aug. 2019
  • However, in about 1 out of every 200 cases, the virus invades the cells of the central nervous system, causing paralysis.
    — Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Investigators believe the suspect was under the influence of some kind of stimulant affecting his central nervous system at the time.
    — Bay City News, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2019
  • This is crucial for developing a therapeutic strategy that can be used to treat central nervous system diseases like Parkinson’s.
    — Sreekanth Chalasani, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Lead poisoning can damage the central nervous system, reduce IQ, delay growth and cause behavior and learning problems.
    — Maura C. Allaire, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Eating carbs turns up levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, which contributes to a general sense of well-being and happiness.
    — Sara Twogood, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Doctors knew Massimo suffered from a type of leukodystrophy, a genetic disorder of the central nervous system that destroys the brain’s white matter.
    — Wired, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The referendum was a symptom as much as a cause of the internal revolution: the Rousseauan palsy had already entered the party’s central nervous system.
    — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Sarah Hwang was diagnosed in 1999 with MS, a disease of the central nervous system.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2020
  • That taxes your central nervous system and your whole body.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The 41-year-old was hospitalized due to severe central nervous system disease and died within a week.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The gut-brain axis is a communication pathway that connects the gut microbiota with the central nervous system.
    — Roxana Ehsani, Health, 24 Sep. 2024

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