P.N.S.

Question 1

What is the function of the P.N.S.?

Answer 1

to convey impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord (C.N.S.)

Question 2

What type of nerves are in the P.N.S.?

Answer 2

-the nerves are mixed (there are sensory and motor
neurons in the P.N.S.)

A.) Cranial Nerves - attached to brain

B.) Spinal Nerves- attached to spinal cord

Question 3

What is a dermatome?

Answer 3

an area of skin that is supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 4

What is a ganglia?

Answer 4

a group of neuron cell bodies in the P.N.S.

Question 5

What is a nerve plexus?

Answer 5

a group of interwoven nerves in the P.N.S.