Typically, Children Are Capable of Giving Consent at What Age

question 4

Multiple Choice

Typically, children are capable of giving consent at what age?

• A) Only when they are able to talk
• B) At any age
• C) Five years old
• D) 16 years old

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, responsible for connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for voluntary control of body movements through control of skeletal muscles.

Efferent Nervous System

Part of the nervous system responsible for carrying signals away from the brain and spinal cord to muscles, thereby instructing them to act or move.

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions of the body, such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.