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Which term names part of the peripheral nerves system

a. spinal card
b. brain
c. sensors

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The peripheral nervous system includes all nerves outside the central nervous system, connected via nerves which are bundles of axons, including those responsible for sensory and motor functions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct term that names a part of the peripheral nervous system is sensors, which is related to the sensory-somatic nervous system responsible for the sense of touch and connection to motor nerves.

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nervous tissue outside the central nervous system, connected by nerves which are cable-like bundles of axons. The PNS can be subdivided into the sensory division, which includes sensors that receive sensory information and send it to the brain, and the motor division, which contains nerves that send instructions from the brain to muscles and glands.

Within the PNS, a nerve is the correct term to describe a bundle of axons. Examples of peripheral nerves include those acting in the hands, arms, feet, legs, trunk, neck, and face, as well as those serving the internal organs.

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