Describe the somatic nervous system
Voluntary control of skeletal muscles
Describe the Autonomic nervous system
Involuntary control of visceral effectors
Hypothalamus contains integrative centers
▪ Neurons comparable to upper motor neurons in S N S
– Motor neurons of C N S synapse on visceral motor neurons in autonomic ganglia
Where is the preganglionic neuron
in the brainstem and spinal cord
What are the two divisions of the ANS
sympathetic division - fight or flight
parasympathetic division- rest and digest