Nervous System Flow Chart

Question 1

The first box of the first layer is the Central Nervous system. What is it?

Answer 1

Consists of the brain and spinal cord

Question 2

The second box of the first layer is the Peripheral Nervous system. What is it?

Answer 2

Spinal nerves, cranial nerves and sensory nerves

Question 3

The Peripheral nervous system is divided into two parts. What are they?

Answer 3

Autonomic Nervous System and Somatic nervous system

Question 4

What is the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 4

Involuntary control of organs and life functions

Question 5

What is the somatic nervous system?

Answer 5

Voluntary conrol of skeletal muscles which allow us to move

Question 6

The autonomic nervous system can be divided even further. What are they?

Answer 6

Parasympatic and sympatic nervous system

Question 7

What is teh parasympatic nervous system?

Answer 7

Rest +Digest

Question 8

What is the Sympatic nervous system?

Answer 8

Fight or flight and Active +Alert