Sample Sentences forperipheral nervous system (editor-reviewed)
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The peripheral nervous system carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body, telling your muscles when to move and your skin when to feel pain.peripheral nervous system = the network of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
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Damage to the peripheral nervous system can cause numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hands and feet.
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Her prosthetic arm is wired directly into the peripheral nervous system.
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Some strains stay in the peripheral nervous system, but other strains head like a bullet for the central nervous system and take up permanent residence in the cells of the brain-coiling around the brainstem like a serpent around a tree.† (source)
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The jugular vein pumped it through the heart and then on to the rest of the vascular system, quickly shutting the brain off by sealing the gates between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.† (source)
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