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The common name for neuron, the basic fiber, or bundles of fibers, that transmit information to and from the muscles, glands, organs, spinal cord, and brain.

Nerves form the network of connections that receive signals, known as sensory input, from the environment and within the body and transmit the body's responses, or instructions for action, to the muscles, organs, and glands. The central nervous system, comprised of the brain and spinal cord, sends information throughout the body over the network of nerves known collectively as the peripheral nervous system. The nerves of the peripheral...