The Structure Of Your Nervous System
- Central Nervous System: Your brain and spinal cord are in charge of integration and motor output, so deciding your reaction and sending it.
- Peripheral Nervous System: It is made up of three parts: the sensory or afferent division, and the somatic (voluntary e.g. your limbs) and autonomic (involuntary e.g. your organs) division from the motor or efferent division.
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