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peripheral nervous system
Made up of all the nerves outside the CNS.
Includes:- -> cranial nerves -> spinal nerves Only 2 neurotransmitters of the peripheral nervous system acetylcholine norepinephrine (sympathetic fibers) The 1st synapse out of the central nervous systems always uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Related
age-associated changes in the peripheral nervous system
peripheral nerve disease; peripheral neuropathy
General
organ system
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Memmler's The Structure & Function of the Human Body
7th edition, BJ Cohen & DL Wood (eds), Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2000.
Component-of
nervous system
Components
peripheral nerve
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