Definition : Peripheral nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

The nerves and neurons that link body parts to the spinal cord. They relay the information from the brain to the muscles and vice versa.

The autonomic/somatic nervous system and the parasympathetic/sympathetic nervous system are a part of it.

Related

Central nervous system

Autonomic nervous system

Somatic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system

Sympathetic nervous system

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