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they are located outside the brain and spinal cord, so everywhere else in the body but that
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Are nerves are found in both the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
Yes. You get different types of of nerves and some are associated with the central nervous system and others with the peripheral nervous system
Why a peripheral nerve such as the sciatic nerve can contain nerve fiber from several spinal nerves?
The reason why a peripheral nerve such as the sciatic nerve can contain nerve fiber from several spinal nerves is owing to nerve plexuses. These are networks of nerves all tangled together and found mostly in the limbs.
All nervous tissue outside of the central nervous system is part of this nervous system?
The peripheral nervous system is made up of all the nerves outside the central nervous system.
Where in the human body are the only nerves that continually regenerate?
The peripheral nervous system has an intrinsic ability for repair. But not the central nervous system which includes the spinal cord and brain.
What type of system is fprmed by spinal and cranial nerves?
for the nerves the peripheral nervous system, for your brain and spinal cord the cental nervous system.
Made up of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body?
That would be the peripheral nervous system.
Where are neurons found in the human body apart from the brain and spinal cord?
In the nerves of the peripheral nervous system; 12 cranial nerves and 31 spinal nerves.
Is peripheral a medical term?
Of or relating to the surface or outer part of a body or organ; external.
Does peripheral refer to torso and head?
Peripheral nerves may refer to the head and torso. The peripheral nerves carry information from the spinal cord to the rest of the body as well as information to and from the brain.
What are the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?
The peripheral nervous system contains all the nerves in the body that lie outside of the spinal cord and brain.They communicate with the central nervous system to make sure our body parts, such as our fingers, can send signals to the central nervous system for processing in our brains.
What are 2 types of peripheral nerves?
The two types of peripheral nerves are somatic and autonomic nerves.
What system are the nerves and neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but the run through the body itself?
peripheral nerves
In which part of the body are the nerves found?
nerves are found in most limbs of the body
Small groups of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?
Peripheral nerves.
How many peripheral nerves in the body are there?
A nerve is a bundle of individual neurons. There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the human body (about the same number of stars in our Milky Way galaxy), but there are only 214 nerves in the human body.
What is the function of the peripheral nerves?
The main function of the peripheral nerves is to connect the central nervous system to the limbs and organs of the human body. It is the connection that communicates between the brain and the limbs and tells them when and how to move.
Which part of the nervous system do the nerves in your arm and legs belong to?
They belong to the peripheral nervous system, as opposed to the central nervous system (as they are to be found on the periphery of the body).
