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What is a nervous system?

What is a nervous system? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (neuroanatomy) An organ system that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
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The movements your muscles make are coordinated and controlled by the brain and nervous system.
The relationship of such nerve fibers to oligodendroglia in the central nervous system is not quite so intimate.
The peripheral nervous system includes cranial and peripheral nerves and associated ganglia.
Fish are vertebrates, with a brain, a central nervous system and pain receptors all over their bodies, including the lips.
Myelin acts as a multilamellar insulator around brain axons and is expressed by oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system.
It's important to balance an energetic yellow with a calming blue in order to avoid too much stimulation to the nervous system.

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