Transmits information from the periphery to the CNS.

Functional Organization of the Nervous System

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Aishah Adilah
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the nervous system?
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Somatic sensory and visceral sensory receptors.
Back
What types of receptors are contained in the sensory division?
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Skin, fascia, joints, skeletal muscles, and special senses.
Back
What does somatic sensory receive information from?
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Viscera.
Back
What does visceral sensory receive information from?
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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?
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Skeletal muscle.
Back
What does the somatic motor system innervate?
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Somatic motor.
Back
What type of nervous system is referred to as the 'voluntary' nervous system?
8.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands.
Back
What does the autonomic motor system innervate?
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Autonomic motor.
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What type of nervous system is referred to as the 'involuntary' nervous system?
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