GCSE Psychology · key term

Somatic nervous system

Definition

The division of the peripheral nervous system that carries sensory information and controls skeletal muscle movement, including voluntary actions and reflexes.

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The PNS carries sensory information towards the CNS and instructions from the CNS to the body. Its two main divisions are the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
Revise: Nervous System Structure and Function

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Parasympathetic nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

Physiological arousal

Sympathetic nervous system

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