NEETZoologyNeural Control and Coordination
What is the Visceral nervous system part of?
Options
- AThe central nervous system
- BThe peripheral nervous system
- CThe somatic neural system
- DThe autonomic neural system
Correct answer
B. The peripheral nervous system
Step-by-step solution
The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord and is the site of information processing and control.The afferent nerve fibres transmit impulses from tissues/organs to the CNS.The efferent nerve fibres transmit regulatory impulses from the CNS to the concerned peripheral tissues/organsThe somatic neural system relays impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscles. The autonomic neural system transmits impulses from the CNS to the involuntary organs and smooth muscles of the body. The Visceral nervous system is the part of t