How does the somatic nervous system differ from the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 1

The somatic nervous system controls the voluntary movement of skeletal muscles, such as when you move your arm.

The autonomic nervous systems controls the involuntary actions of internal organs and glands. The beating of your heart is controlled by this system. The autonomic nervous system is further broken up into two parts: the sympathetic, which controls arousal (think fight-or-flight), and the parasympathetic, which controls calming (think rest and digest).

Answer 2

The sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system.

The autonomic nervous system consists of:

- the sympathetic nervous system (fright, flight, fight reflex)

- the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest)

- the enteric nervous system (control of gastrointestinal processes)

Answer 3

The somatic nervous system controls the voluntary movement of the skeletal muscles,or when you move your arm and hands.While the autonomic nervous system controls the involuntary actions of the internal organs. :)

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Answer 4

The Somatic NS sends motor commands within the efferent division of the spinal cord to skeletal muscles (effector). The Autonomic NS sends motor commands through the same efferent division to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands (effectors) via either the sympathetic or parasympathetic division.

Answer 5

The autonomic nervous system is an involuntary control system. The somatic nervous system controls voluntary control of body movements and is the part of the peripheral nervous system.

Answer 6

Effect- Stimulates or inhibits organs

Location of ganglion

Neurtransmittors:

Nerves from the CNS

Answer 7

Autonomic is the automatic nervous system eg pain response (something you cannot not control) while the somatic nervous system is the thing we can control.