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- Somatic nerve system
- somatic nervous system allows you to move and control muscles throughout your body.
- The somatic nervous system consists of nerves that go to the skin and muscles and is involved in conscious activities.
- voluntary movement
- Somatic sensory fibers = afferent
- Motor nerve fibers = efferent
- Autonomic nerve system
- The autonomic nervous system consists of nerves that connect the CNS to the visceral organs such as the heart, stomach, and intestines. It mediates unconscious activities.
- Involuntary movement
- Sympathetic : fight or flight
- Parasymphatetic : relax