13. The Peripheral Nervous System

Through which region of the spinal cord do the nerves that innervate the lower limbs enter and exit?

Which of the following is the longest nerve in the human body?

Which of the following structures are included in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

What is the primary function of the somatic nervous system?

Where do the cervical spinal nerves originate in the central nervous system?

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is made up of which of the following structures?

Most sensory afferent pain fibers enter the spinal cord by way of the ________ nerve roots.

Which division of the peripheral nervous system primarily controls voluntary (conscious) actions of skeletal muscles?

Which of the following nerves does not arise from the brachial plexus?

Which division of the human nervous system carries signals to skeletal muscles?

In an introductory anatomy and physiology context, the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists primarily of which structures?

Which nerve extends down the thumb side of the arm into the back of the hand?

Which of the following is true about spinal nerves?

In the peripheral nervous system, what does the somatic nervous system primarily manage?