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Horse's Nervous System Case Study

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The neurological system of the horse is very similar to that of a human, and any other animal with a nervous system. The horse’s nervous system includes the brain, which is the most important part of the system and is responsible for receiving transmissions from the nerves that tell the mind what the body is sensing in any form, such as taste, feel, smell, sound, or sight, then the brain processes the information, and sends back the necessary response to the body for a reaction. The nervous system is also made up of the spinal cord, the brainstem, sensory neurons that receive the signals from the environment and send them to the brain, connecting neurons which connect with the sensory neurons to retrieve the information and transport it through the nervous system, and motor neurons, which take the information to the brain to …show more content…

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