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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior > central nervous system
social science subjects > health and social care > human body parts > nervous system > central nervous system

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central nervous system  

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  • The largest part of the nervous system, made up of the brain and the spinal cord. The brain is the centerpiece of the body's nervous system and is enclosed within the cranial cavity. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Central Nervous System]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-V67747XD-P

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