The system that includes the nerves and sense receptors.

The system that includes the nerves and sense receptors.

• A. Central Nervous System
• B. Autonomic Nervous System
• C. Peripheral Nervous System
• D. Somatic Nervous System

Answer: (C)

The Peripheral Nervous System includes all nerves and sense receptors outside the brain and spinal cord. It contains cranial and spinal nerves plus the sensory receptors distributed through the body, forming the communication network that carries information to the central nervous system (afferent pathways) and carries responses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands (efferent pathways). The central nervous system is the brain and spinal cord, which interpret and coordinate signals. The autonomic and somatic systems are subdivisions of the peripheral system: autonomic handles involuntary functions, while somatic manages voluntary control of skeletal muscles. So, the broad system that encompasses nerves and sense receptors is the Peripheral Nervous System.

The Peripheral Nervous System includes all nerves and sense receptors outside the brain and spinal cord. It contains cranial and spinal nerves plus the sensory receptors distributed through the body, forming the communication network that carries information to the central nervous system (afferent pathways) and carries responses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands (efferent pathways). The central nervous system is the brain and spinal cord, which interpret and coordinate signals. The autonomic and somatic systems are subdivisions of the peripheral system: autonomic handles involuntary functions, while somatic manages voluntary control of skeletal muscles. So, the broad system that encompasses nerves and sense receptors is the Peripheral Nervous System.