**Brain** *receives and processes snesory stimuli from the body, coordinates responses* **Spinal Cord** *Cable of nerve that transmits sens info from brain to peripheral nervous system* Explain how the CNS would enable you to type an essay in laptop: 1. spinal cord receives sensory info about keyboard from fingertips via sensory neurons 2. eyes transmit visual information via optic nerves to the brain 3. brain receives and processes both sensory inputs **Somatic Nervous system** *mediates voluntary control of skeletal muscle movement