Peripheral Nervous System
Synonyms
Nervous System, Peripheral
Nervous Systems, Peripheral
Peripheral Nervous Systems
System, Peripheral Nervous
Systems, Peripheral Nervous
The nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system has autonomic and somatic divisions. The autonomic nervous system includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic subdivisions. The somatic nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors.
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