Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When teaching patients how to avoid brain and spinal cord injuries, you will recommend that they completely stop consuming alcohol. 
2. People are 20% more likely to be brain-injured if they bike without a helmet than if they wear one. 
3. The peripheral nervous system is part of the central nervous system. 
4. There are 16 pairs of cranial nerves. 
5. Ganglia are collections of neuron cell bodies. 


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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