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List the structures of the CNS and PNS?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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  • Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
    • Contains all nerves outside of the brain & spinal cord.
    • Somatic Nervous System (Voluntary)
      • Two types: Sensory (or afferent) and motor (or efferent) nerves
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"THe PNS consist of the spinal and cranial nerves"

This is incorrect: The peripheral nervous system (PNS) actually consists of every nerve aside from the spinal and cranial nerves. It is actually the central nervous system (CNS) that controls brain and spinal nerves.

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The structures in the CNS include the brain and the spinal chord while the PNS are all the nerves extending outside the CNS.

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The brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory organs are the major structures of the nervous system.

The brain is the center of the nervous system.

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