Term ID: T5069

Somatic Nervous System

/somatic-nervous-system/
Division of peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movements and sensory information processing.
Example: Neural pathways that enable conscious control of walking, talking, and other deliberate physical actions.

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Reference: Kandel et al. (2013)