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CNS- central nervous system
made up of brain and spinal chord
-processing center of the brain
PNS- peripheral nervous system
made of nerves and ganglia
for sensation, movement, and motor coordination
Afferent division
neurons that carry information from sensory receptors found all over the body towards the central nervous system,
Efferent Division
neurons that carry motor information away from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands
somatic nervous system
controls voluntary movements and sensory input
-like skeletal muscle
automatic nervous system
controls involuntary bodily functions
-like heart rate, breathing, and digestion
parasympathetic division
nerves responsible for the body's rest and digestion response when the body is relaxed, resting, or feeding
-slower heart rate + breathing, increased digestion activity
sympathetic division
nerves responsible for fight and flight response, exercise response
-increased heart rate, breathing, sweating
somatic motor
sends commands from the cns to contol skeletal msucle
somatic sensory
sends information to the cns of the body
visceral motor
same thin as autonomic div, controls internal organ functions de
visceral sensory
detects sensations from internal organs
-like nausea, hunger, organ pain
functional organization of the nervous system
functional organzation of the
