Divisions of the Nervous System - Tahlia Boyle
Peripheral Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Motor Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Autonomic Nervous System
Motor Neurons
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
Sensory Neurons
Central Nervous System
Spinal Cord
Brain
The nervous system is a communication system that controls all parts of the body. It receives information from all over the body.
Somatic Nervous System
Voluntary
Motor Neurons
Carries motor information away from Central Nervous System to motor cells
Sensory Neurons
Carries sensory information towards the Central Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System
Involuntary
Motor Neurons
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
Sensory Neurons
Spinal Cord
Brain