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annelid nervous system

Figure 2: Organization of the autonomic nervous system.

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annelid nervous system

Figure 2: Organization of the autonomic nervous system.

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spinal ganglion superior ganglion of vagus inferior ganglion of vagus vestibular ganglion ganglion cell autonomic ganglion motor ganglion sensory ganglion inferior mesenteric ganglion sympathetic trunk neural stem cell synapse central nervous system human nervous system senses neuroplasticity neural oscillation

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Robert Remak

German scientist