Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all the nervous tissue that lies outside the central nervous system. It is shown in yellow in Figure below . It is connected to the central nervous system by nerves. A nerve is a cable-like bundle of axons. Some nerves are very long. The longest human nerve is the sciatic nerve. It runs from the spinal cord in the lower back down the left leg all the way to the toes of the left foot. Like the nervous system as a whole, the peripheral nervous system also has two divisions: the sensory division and the motor division. Q: Which nervous system consists of all the nervous tissue that lies outside the central nervous system? Choices: - auxiliary nervous system - significant nervous system - function nervous system - peripheral nervous system A:
Answer:
peripheral nervous system