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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus III:
Nervous System
Introduction
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
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Nervous System
Listed Alphabetically
Nervous System Listed by
Region
Glossary of Terms
Synonyms
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Adam and Eve Fresco
Adam and Eve depicted in an early christian Mausoleum
(4th Century A.D.). Fresco.
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Variations in the nervous system are fewer than in any other
organ system. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the
nervous system, more or less, controls the function of all
the other organs. There is less latitude for variation if
the individual is to survive to a reproductive age.
Nonetheless, there are numerous very interesting," not life
threating, exceptions to the rule," which are described
below.
Six hundred- seventy six journals were reviewed. Complete
journal titles, rather than their cited abbreviated form
given with referenced articles, can be found listed in part
2, Cardiovascular
System.
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