EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and all the other nerves throughout the body are part of the ____ nervous system
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somatic
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autonomic
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peripheral
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central
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. 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: -There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves which constitute the peripheral nervous system or PNS.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cranial nerves are the nerves that emerge directly from the brain (including the brainstem), in contrast to spinal nerves (which emerge from segments of the spinal cord). Cranial nerves relay information between the brain and parts of the body, primarily to and from regions of the head and neck.
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