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    The nervous system is divided into two main parts: the central nervous system (CNS) which includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) which connects the CNS to the rest of the body. The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily functions and has two branches - the parasympathetic nervous system which slows heart rate and the sympathetic nervous system which activates the body's fight or flight response.

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    The nervous system is divided into two main parts: the central nervous system (CNS) which includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) which connects the CNS to the rest of the body. The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily functions and has two branches - the parasympathetic nervous system which slows heart rate and the sympathetic nervous system which activates the body's fight or flight response.

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    Introduction To Psychology: Biological Psychology: Parts of The Nervous System

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    The nervous system is divided into two main parts: the central nervous system (CNS) which includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) which connects the CNS to the rest of the body. The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary bodily functions and has two branches - the parasympathetic nervous system which slows heart rate and the sympathetic nervous system which activates the body's fight or flight response.

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    Introduction to psychology: Biological

    psychology

    • Parts of the nervous system

    The two major divisions of the nervous system are the central nervous system (CNS) and the
    peripheral nervous system (PNS), two different but integrated parts of the same system.

    The autonomic nervous system controls those bodily functions without conscious control, and
    has two branches: the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems.

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