AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following makes up the Peripheral Nervous System?
A
Brain only
B
Brain and spinal cord
C
Nerves only
D
Nerves and spinal cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The peripheral nervous system refers to parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. It includes the cranial nerves, spinal nerves and their roots and branches, peripheral nerves, and neuromuscular junctions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your central nervous system includes two organs, your brain and spinal cord. Your peripheral nervous system is everything else and includes nerves that travel from your spinal cord and brain to supply your face and the rest of your body.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four main types of glial cells in the adult vertebrate nervous system. Three of these, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia, are found only in the central nervous system (CNS). The fourth, the Schwann cells, are found only in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

Detailed explanation-4: -PNS: Peripheral Nervous System comprising the nerves arising from brain (cranial nerves) and the spinal cord (spinal nerves).

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