The PNS connects

The PNS connects

• A. Brain to Body
• B. Brain to Spinal Cord
• C. Spinal Cord to Brain
• D. Nerves to Brain

Answer: (A)

The PNS serves as the communication link between the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) and the rest of the body. It includes all nerves and ganglia outside the CNS, and it carries sensory information from the body to the CNS while sending motor commands from the CNS to muscles and organs. Because of this, the PNS essentially connects the brain to the body, enabling both sensation and movement. The other options describe connections that stay within the CNS (such as between brain and spinal cord) or misstate the direction or origin of nerves, whereas the PNS is the network that extends from the CNS out into the body.

The PNS serves as the communication link between the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system) and the rest of the body. It includes all nerves and ganglia outside the CNS, and it carries sensory information from the body to the CNS while sending motor commands from the CNS to muscles and organs. Because of this, the PNS essentially connects the brain to the body, enabling both sensation and movement. The other options describe connections that stay within the CNS (such as between brain and spinal cord) or misstate the direction or origin of nerves, whereas the PNS is the network that extends from the CNS out into the body.