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ADA NBDE National Board Dental Part I

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Which of the following statements about the somatic nervous systemis not true?
  1. it consists of 12 cranial nerves
  2. it transmits temperature and pain
  3. it innervates skeletal muscle
  4. it has short preganglionic motor neurons
Explanation
Answer: D - The somatic nervous system is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system, but somatic motor neurons do not synapse in a peripheral ganglion.
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