Neurons Outside the Brain and the Spinal Cord Are Part

question 145

Multiple Choice

Neurons outside the brain and the spinal cord are part of the _____ nervous system.

• A) secondary
• B) peripheral
• C) central
• D) auxiliary

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Definitions:

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the rest of the body.

Pulmonary Trunk

A major blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Superior Vena Cava

A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

Pulmonary Vein

A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.