Question

James is a painter who continuously must adjust the tension of his brush-holding hand to execute strokes. The ability to control his grip is supported by the __________ nervous system, a subdivision of his __________ nervous system. Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Somatic, peripheral

Explanation:

The somatic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is part of the brain. Its main work is to carry the information from and to the central nervous system. It is made up of nerves. These nerves are found in entire the body. It is responsible for all sensory, motor movement that occurs in the body.

It has two parts:

Motor neurons:

Also called efferent neurons that information from the brain to the body

sensory neurons:

Also called afferent neurons that carry information from motor to the central nervous system