EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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PNS
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CNS
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system concerned with the innervation of involuntary structures, such as the heart, smooth muscle, and glands within the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The brain stem is an automatic control center for many such important involuntary actions of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -A cluster of neurons is called a nucleus if found in the central nervous system; it is called a ganglion if found in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Ganglia are the intermediate structures between the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Detailed explanation-4: -The autonomic (ah-tuh-NOM-ik) nervous system controls processes that happen automatically (involuntarily), like breathing, digestion, sweating, and shivering. The autonomic nervous system has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.