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What is a peripheral nervous system?

What is a peripheral nervous system? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (neuroanatomy) The part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system.
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The peripheral nervous system includes cranial and peripheral nerves and associated ganglia.
Your peripheral nervous system includes nerves in your face, arms, legs, torso, and some cranial nerves.
Mercury vapors can cause toxic effects on the central and peripheral nervous system, lungs, kidneys, skin, and eyes.
It is caused by damage or dysfunction to the peripheral nervous system, as a result of diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.
Last week, MacCulloch, 27, was told he has a hereditary disorder of the peripheral nervous system.
In this chapter, we deal with axon guidance in the central and peripheral nervous system.

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