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The Peripheral Nervous System

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Consists of nerve fibres, ganglia (groups of nerve cell bodies).

Afferent division: carries impulses into CNS.

Efferent Division: Carries impulses away from CNS. Sudivided into Somatic and Autonomic Divisions.

Somatic Division: Conveys impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles. Consious control.
Autonomic Division: Carries impulses from CNS to involuntary muscles and glands. Divided into:

Sympathetic Division (Fright or flight response)
Parasympathetic Division (Relax)

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