somatic nervous system

What system is the somatic nervous system under?

Voluntary control

What do the sensory neurons of the somatic nervous system carry?

Information from receptors in the skin, tendons, and skeletal muscles

What do the motor neurons of the somatic nervous system carry?

Information to the skeletal muscles

What does the somatic nervous system include?

12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves (all myelinated)

What are cranial nerves largely associated with?

Functions in the head, neck, and face.

What is an exception among the cranial nerves and what does it connect?,

The vagus nerve. It connects to the throat and larynx, and also to internal organs like the heart, lungs, bronchi, digestive tract, liver, and pancreas

What does each spinal nerve contain?

Both sensory and motor neurons.

What is an example of a spinal nerve's function?

Thoracic nerves control the muscles of the rib cage."

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