The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the system of nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists ...

somatic nervous system (SNS) - responsible for concious perception and voluntary movement of skeletal muscles autonomic nervous systems (ANS) - responsible for involuntary control of the body ...

⁵ Different components of the peripheral nervous system may become overly active depending on someone’s emotional state, health, or environment.⁶ Normally, the two primary divisions of the ...

Heart Rate Increase in rate of contraction of cardiac muscle - cardiac output increases Decrease in rate of contraction of cardiac muscle - cardiac output decreases Breathing Rate Smooth muscle of ...