10 Questions
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the part of your nervous system that lies outside the ______ and spinal cord.
brain
The PNS plays a key role in sending information from different areas of your body back to your ______.
brain
The PNS carries out commands from your brain to various parts of your ______.
body
There are 31 pairs of Spinal Nerves, including 8 ______ nerves.
Cervical
There are 12 pairs of ______ Nerves.
Cranial
The Cervical Plexus provides nerve connections to the ______, neck, and shoulder.
head
The Brachial Plexus provides nerve connections to the chest, shoulders, upper arms, forearms, and ______.
hands
The Lumbar Plexus provides nerve connections to the back, abdomen, groin, thighs, knees, and ______.
calves
The Sacral Plexus provides connections for the posterior thigh, most of the lower leg, the entire foot, and part of the ______.
pelvis
The Coccygeal Plexus supplies motor and sensory control of the genitalia and the muscles that control ______.
defecation
Test your knowledge on the different types of receptors such as chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, and thermoreceptors. Explore the divisions of the autonomic nervous system which control involuntary physiological functions like blood pressure, breathing, and digestion.
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