PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the two divisions of the motor nervous system?
A
Sensory and Motor
B
Peripheral and Central
C
Somatic and Autonomic
D
Brain and Spinal Cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The somatic peripheral nervous system is a single neuron system with the motor neurons lying inside the brainstem or spinal cord and the sensory neurons lying in the dorsal root ganglia. The autonomic peripheral nervous system is a two neuron system with a neuron lying outside of the CNS in the autonomic ganglia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The peripheral nervous system contains both the autonomic and sensory-somatic nervous systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Somatic motor system is the motor system of the body and the neurons involved are the motor neurons. The cell bodies of these neurons are present in the motor nuclei of the cranial nerves of the brain stem and in the anterior horn of the spinal cord.

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