As you're waiting to visit a friend in the hospital, you overhear a physician talking to a patient's parents. You don't hear the entire conversation, but only bits and pieces. There is something about an accident and a question regarding nerves reattaching. The physician replied that the nerves do have the ability to regrow. From your education in psychology, you guess that the nerves were probably part of the:

A. spinal cord
B. central nervous system
C. peripheral nervous system
D. limbic system


Answer: C

Psychology

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Psychology