EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The part of the nervous system that carries impulses to your legs so you can walk is
A
autonomic
B
somatic
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your somatic nervous system is a subdivision of your peripheral nervous system that stretches throughout nearly every part of your body. The nerves in this system deliver information from your senses to your brain. They also carry commands from your brain to your muscles so you can move around.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons in the motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls voluntary movement, send their axons through the corticospinal tract to connect with motor neurons in the spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -The voluntary nervous system (somatic nervous system) controls all the things that we are aware of and can consciously influence, such as moving our arms, legs and other parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Somatic vs Autonomic The somatic nervous system is responsible for processing sensory information and controlling voluntary motor function, including walking and talking. The word somatic means having to do with the body in science. So, the somatic nervous system helps control the body.

Detailed explanation-5: -The somatic nervous system, also called the somatomotor or somatic efferent nervous system, supplies motor impulses to the skeletal muscles. Because these nerves permit conscious control of the skeletal muscles, it is sometimes called the voluntary nervous system.

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