Chapter 7: Functional Classification Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two division of the Peripheral Nervous System?
A
Sensory (afferent), and Motor (efferent)
2
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What are somatic sensory fibers?
A
Fibers delivering information to the skeletal muscles and joints. This is considered our voluntary nervous system.
3
Q
What are visceral sensory fibers?
A
Fibers that transmit information to the visceral organs. This is considered part of our involuntary nervous system.
4
Q
What does that autonomic nervous system control?
A
Activities of smooth and cardiac muscles as well as those of the glands.
5
Q
What are the two parts of the autonomic nervous system?
A
Sympathetic, and parasympathetic.
