Overview of the Nervous System

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is divided into

A
$Brain and spinal cord$
B
$Cortex and cerebellum$
C
$Sympathetic and parasympathetic$
D
$Somatic and autonomic$
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Explanation

Somatic = voluntary skeletal control; autonomic = involuntary (further split into sympathetic/parasympathetic).

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