somatic vs autonomic NS

innervates skeletal muscles

• somatic

• autonomic

innervates cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands

• somatic

• autonomic

has ONE, SINGLE myelinated group axon that goes DIRECTLY to skeletal muscle

• somatic

• autonomic

pathways in this nervous system utilize a 2-neuron chain

• somatic

• autonomic

the effect of this nervous system is ALWAYS stimulatory to the muscles

• somatic

• autonomic

the effect of this versus system can be EITHER stimulatory OR inhibitory

• somatic

• autonomic

true or false: higher brain centers regulate and coordinate BOTH somatic and autonomic nervous systems

• true

• false

this nervous system branch is divided further into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

• somatic

• autonomic

voluntary nervous system

• somatic

• autonomic

involuntary nervous system

• somatic

• autonomic