Peripheral Nervous System

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  1. 3. A skeletal muscle or group of skeletal muscles that receives motor axons from a particular spinal nerve
  2. 4. Sensory nerves that link sensory receptors with the central nervous system and transmit sensory information
  3. 5. An automatic, involuntary reaction to a stimulus
  4. 7. Sensory receptors that detect painful or intense stimuli
  5. 9. Sensory receptors that detect changes in temperature
  6. 10. A network of intertwining nerves that innervates a particular region of the body
  7. 11. Twelve pairs of nerves that originate from the olfactory bulbs, thalamus, visual cortex, and brainstem; transmit information to and from the sensory organs of the face and the muscles of the face, neck, and upper shoulders
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  1. 1. Sensory receptors that provide the body with information about position, movement, muscle tension, joint activity, and equilibrium
  2. 2. Motor nerves that link the central nervous system to the effectors outside it and transmit motor impulses
  3. 6. Sensory receptors that detect changes in pressure, movement, temperature, or other mechanical forces
  4. 8. Thirty-one pairs of mixed nerves, originating in the spinal cord and emerging from the vertebral column, that make sensation and movement possible