Animals like starfish have small groups of neurons in each arm connected to a ring of neurons in the center. This type of nervous system is called _.

Correct answer: C. Diffuse nervous system

  • A. Centralized nervous system
  • B. Partially centralized nervous system
  • C. Diffuse nervous system
  • D. Partially diffuse nervous system

Explanation

The diffuse nervous system is the most primitive nervous system. In diffuse systems nerve cells are distributed throughout the organism, usually beneath the outer epidermal layer. Large concentrations of nerve cells-as in the brain-are not found in these systems, though there may be ganglia, or small local concentrations of neurons.

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