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peripheral nervous system: 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves with ganglia |
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controls primarily voluntary activities |
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autonomic nervous system; mostly involuntary activities |
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General Somatic Afferent Fibers |
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sensory, skin, general= transmit pain, tem, touch, proprioception from body to cns |
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General Somatic efferent fibers |
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general motor= carry motor impulses to skeltal muscles of the body |
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General Visceral Afferent Fibers |
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general organ sense= convey sensory impulses from visceral organs to the CNS |
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General Visceral Efferent Fibers |
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Autonomic Nerves; organ motor= transmit motor impulses to smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissues |
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