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Somatic nervous system (SNS)

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

That part of the nervous system concerned with sensory signals for external sense organs and with the control of skeletal muscles. 

See Autonomic nervous system (ANS), Central nervous system (CNS), Motoneuron, Peripheral nervous system

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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