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Peripheral Nervous System

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram showing the peripheral nervous system in blue.

The peripheral nervous system refers to the nerves in the nervous system which carry electrical impulses between the body and the central nervous system.

About the Peripheral Nervous System

The peripheral nervous system is made of receptor cells, sensory neurons and motor neurons.

References

OCR

Peripheral nervous system (PNS), pages 96-97, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR