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Nervous System
functional organization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sensory (afferent) division | transmits information from periphery to CNS contain receptors |
| motor (efferent) division | transmits information from CNS to rest of body sends motor information to effectors |
| somatic sensory | receives sensory information from skin fascia joints skeletal muscles special sense |
| visceral sensory (autonomic) | receives sensory information from viscera not consciously perceived from blood vessels and internal organs |
| somatic motor (automatic) | "voluntary" nervous system innervates cardiac muscle smooth muscle and glands |