nervous system
type: Concept
narrower: peripheral nervous system

peripheral nervous system
type: Concept
definition: A part of the nervous system that facilitates communication between the central nervous system (CNS) and other parts of the body. The PNS consists of two types of cells—(1) those that carry information to the CNS (sensory nervous cells) and (2) those that carry information from the CNS (motor nervous cells). [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)]
narrower: spinal nerves
narrower: cranial nerves
broader: obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior
broader: nervous system

spinal nerves
type: Concept
broader: peripheral nervous system

cranial nerves
type: Concept
broader: peripheral nervous system

obesity and the brain or obesity and behavior
type: Concept
narrower: peripheral nervous system

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: peripheral nervous system