You reach out and touch a piece of cloth, feeling its texture. The cells that gather this sensory information are part of the __________ nervous system.
A) central
B) peripheral
C) autonomic
D) parasympathetic
E) sympathetic

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The peripheral nervous system includes all the sensory neurons that relay information from the sensory organs (such as touch receptors in the skin) to the central nervous system for processing. Therefore, the cells that gather sensory information from the cloth are part of the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system (A) consists of the brain and spinal cord, while the autonomic nervous system (C), parasympathetic (D), and sympathetic (E) are subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system that control involuntary body functions such as heart rate and digestion.

You Reach Out and Touch a Piece of Cloth, Feeling