TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - NERVOUS TISSUE A1 - Ash, Rick A1 - Morton, David A. A1 - Scott, Sheryl A. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - The Big Picture: Histology AB - The nervous system is comprised of cellular networks that collect and integrate information, direct behavior, and create concepts and memories. You are reading these words using input from the sensory receptors in your eyes to acquire visual signals for interpretation by your brain in concert with the output of motor systems to control eye movements required to track the words. At the same time, other components of your nervous system are managing "housekeeping" functions, including maintaining posture, breathing, and moving food through your digestive system. This is a huge task; when a body is at rest, the brain by itself is responsible for one-fifth of the body's oxygen consumption. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141045039 ER -