HHB 3.1 Divisions of Nervous System Flashcards

Front

Which division of the nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Back

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Front

Which type of neurons take impulses from sense organs to the CNS?

Back

Sensory neurons

Front

Which type of neurons take impulses from the CNS to muscles and glands?

Back

Motor neurons

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls involuntary actions?

Back

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary actions?

Back

Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

Front

Which division of the nervous system speeds up heart rate and breathing rate?

Back

Sympathetic nervous system

Front

Which division of the nervous system can be split into the somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system?

Back

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Front

Which division of the nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems?

Back

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls the skeletal muscles of the body?

Back

Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls involuntary actions?

Back

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)