The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes all peripheral nerves. Update Date: 09/11/2008Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system