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The Peripheral Nervous System is only made up of nerves and links the
Central Nervous System with the rest of the body. The nerves in the
Peripheral Nervous System are divided into two types, the cranial nerves
and the spinal nerves. Information is passed to and from the brain and
spinal cord by these two types of nerves, respectively. There are two
main components of the Peripheral Nervous System, sensory pathways and
motor pathways. Sensory pathways transmit input from stimuli to the
Central Nervous System. Motor pathways pass information to muscles and
glands. Two subdivisions of the Peripheral Nervous System occur, the somatic and autonomic systems. |
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