How to Use nervous system in a Sentence

nervous system

noun

• The disease causes severe damage to the brain and the nervous system.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2023
• Those hits on the nervous system can lead to symptoms both short-term and long-lasting.
  — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
• The immune system, the nervous system and the microbes that live on and in the body vary between males and females.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
• The whole thing was like an electric shock straight to women’s nervous systems.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
• But your nervous system can’t tell the difference between the mental bear, and the real bear that’s in the room.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• But in a small number of cases, infection can spread to the nervous system, skin and bones.
  — David Axe, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2023
• In this case, the variants seem to lower the threshold at which pain-detecting neurons fire and alert the rest of the nervous system to a threat.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• There can also be effects on the immune and nervous systems, Woodruff said.
  — Sophia Vento, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
• Box breathing, or square breathing, has been shown to relax the nervous system.
  — Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 11 July 2023
• Explain to them that at a certain point, your nervous system shuts down and goes into flight, fight, or freeze.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Oct. 2023
• This calms the nervous system and reduces stress hormones.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
• As the child grows and becomes more independent, the nervous system alerts the child to check back in with their attachments.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• That nervous system buildup can cause pain in the arms and legs, especially in hot weather.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 July 2023
• No one in this clobber-comedy movie seems to have a nervous system.
  — Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
• The final step is the response, which often uses the endocrine system or the nervous system.
  — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• Scientists have yet to stamp a date on when this happened, but nervous systems go way back.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 June 2023
• That’s because arsenic and lead have been linked to brain and nervous system damage and cancer.
  — Michael Scaturro, oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
• Surgery is sometimes necessary when the fungus infects the spine and other parts of the nervous system.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Rest is a requirement for our gardens as well as for our own nervous systems.
  — Tamara Yakaboski, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2024
• After each first date, clients fill out a worksheet with questions like How did your nervous system feel?
  — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
• Nature is proven to help soothe the nervous system, and Suber makes nature an integral part of her planning.
  — Bianca Lambert, Essence, 11 Jan. 2023
• But a new study in mice pegs an additional culprit: the nervous system.
  — Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 17 Mar. 2023
• Lead is a neurotoxin that can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain.
  — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• To fight fatigue and help with stress on the body (and nervous system), use vitamin B12 or a whole vitamin B complex.
  — Emily Peck, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022
• This means that if the function of the nervous system is altered, the function of the digestive system is altered, and the same happens in the reverse direction.
  — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023
• This constellation of changes to the nervous system leaves the child in a heightened state of fear, either fleeing or fighting to cope with an unsafe world.
  — Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
• Without treatment, syphilis can spread to the brain and nervous system or lead to vision loss, hearing loss or paralysis.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
• Tilapia is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which helps maintain the nervous system and build red blood cells.
  — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2022
• Our nervous system, which involves the brain, spinal cord and a complex system of nerves, exerts control over our hand movements.
  — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
• That’s because running tends to be more taxing on your nervous system than other forms of cardio, Dr. Olenick says.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024