Organisation of the nervous system

To understand psychiatric disorders, it is important to have a working understanding of the normal structure and function of the nervous system. The central nervous system (CNS; brain, spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) are made up of neurones and glial cells (sometimes called neuroglia) as explained on the slide.^[1,2]

References:
[1] Tortora GJ, Derrickson B. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 12th edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

[2] Martin JH. Neuroanatomy Text and Atlas. 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill, 2003.