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* <B>See:</B> [[Parasympathetic Nervous System]], [[Ganglia]], [[Brain]], [[Spinal Cord]], [[Central Nervous System]], [[Bone]], [[Blood–Brain Barrier]], [[Toxin]], [[Somatic Nervous System]], [[Autonomic Nervous System]], [[Cranial Nerve]], [[Neuritis]]. | * <B>See:</B> [[Parasympathetic Nervous System]], [[Ganglia]], [[Brain]], [[Spinal Cord]], [[Central Nervous System]], [[Bone]], [[Blood–Brain Barrier]], [[Toxin]], [[Somatic Nervous System]], [[Autonomic Nervous System]], [[Cranial Nerve]], [[Neuritis]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:12, 14 February 2020
A Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is a nervous system component that consists of the nerves and ganglia on the outside of the brain and spinal cord.
- AKA: PNS.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):.
- See: Parasympathetic Nervous System, Ganglia, Brain, Spinal Cord, Central Nervous System, Bone, Blood–Brain Barrier, Toxin, Somatic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Cranial Nerve, Neuritis.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/peripheral_nervous_system Retrieved:2016-7-22.
- The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia on the outside of the brain and spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the limbs and organs, essentially serving as a communication relay going back and forth between the brain and spinal cord with the rest of the body. Unlike the CNS, the PNS is not protected by the bone of spine and skull, or by the blood–brain barrier, which leaves it exposed to toxins and mechanical injuries. The peripheral nervous system is mainly divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. In the somatic nervous system, the cranial nerves are part of the PNS with the exception of cranial nerve II, the optic nerve, along with the retina. The second cranial nerve is not a true peripheral nerve but a tract of the diencephalon. [1] Cranial nerve ganglia originate in the CNS. However, the remaining ten cranial nerve axons extend beyond the brain and are therefore considered part of the PNS.[2] The Autonomic nervous system is an involuntary control of smooth muscle.[3] The connection between CNS and organs allows the system to be in two different functional states: sympathetic and parasympathetic.