The Peripheral Nervous System

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The Peripheral Nervous System
(For ease of reference, this content can be found on pages 1.60 -1.61 of your Life Sciences textbook.)

The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of.........

Motor (Efferent) Nerves are subdivided into the:
1. Somatic Nervous System

2. Autonomic Nervous System

Cranial and Spinal Cord Nerves
We have:
         - 12 pairs of cranial nerves.
         - 31 pairs of spinal cord nerves.

The AUTONOMIC Nervous System
2 Sub-divisions of the autonomic nervous system:
   - Sympathetic division
   - Parasympathetic division

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