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The nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system has autonomic and somatic divisions. The autonomic nervous system includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic subdivisions. The somatic nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors.
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- Nervous System, Peripheral
- Nervous Systems, Peripheral
- Peripheral Nervous Systems
- System, Peripheral Nervous
- Systems, Peripheral Nervous
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.
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- Peripheral Nerves (1966-1993)
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- National Library of Medicine. Peripheral Nervous System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017933. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017933
- Peripheral Nervous System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_nervous_system
- Peripheral Nervous System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169953