NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ part of the peripheral nervous system communicates sensations that are in the vicinity of the body? (i.e. temperature, pain, pressure, movement, vibration, etc)
A
Sensory nervous system
B
Somatosensory nervous system
C
Sympathetic nervous system
D
Parasympathetic nervous system
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The somatic system is the part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for carrying sensory and motor information to and from the central nervous system. The somatic nervous system derives its name from the Greek word soma, which means “body."

Detailed explanation-2: -The spinal cord is a vital aspect of the CNS found within the vertebral column. The purpose of the spinal cord is to send motor commands from the brain to the peripheral body as well as to relay sensory information from the sensory organs to the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The somatic nervous system contains both afferent nerves traveling from the periphery towards the CNS and efferent nerves that are responsible for sending signals from the CNS to the periphery.

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