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Both Pinel and Tuke Are Credited with Initiating Movements That

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Both Pinel and Tuke are credited with initiating movements that led to the humanitarian treatment of the mentally ill.


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Peripheral Nervous System

The portion of the nervous system that exists outside the brain and spinal cord, responsible for transmitting sensory information to the central nervous system and carrying motor commands to muscles and organs.

Pns

Abbreviation for Peripheral Nervous System, which includes nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

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