Organ system: Nervous system
Also known as
- PNS
Definition: The component of the nervous system which carries signals between the body and the central nervous system
Components
- Motor nerves
- Sensory nerves
Divisions
By function
- Subconscious, homeostatic, involuntary: Autonomic nervous system
- Conscious, behavioural, voluntary: Somatic nervous system
By origin
- Arising from the brain: Cranial nerves
- Arising from the spinal cord: Spinal nerves
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