Functional Organization of the Nervous System

Front

Transmits information from the periphery to the CNS.

Back

What is the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the nervous system?

Front

Somatic sensory and visceral sensory receptors.

Back

What types of receptors are contained in the sensory division?

Front

Skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscles, and special senses.

Back

What does somatic sensory receive information from?

Front

Viscera.

Back

What does visceral sensory receive information from?

Front

Transmits information from the CNS to the rest of the body.

Back

What is the function of the motor (efferent) division of the nervous system?

Front

Skeletal muscle.

Back

What does the somatic motor system innervate?

Front

Somatic motor.

Back

What type of nervous system is referred to as the 'voluntary' nervous system?

Front

Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands.

Back

What does the autonomic motor system innervate?

Front

Autonomic motor.

Back

What type of nervous system is referred to as the 'involuntary' nervous system?