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Overview of the Nervous System. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.

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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION

1.2 / Overview of the Nervous System

Name ___________________________ Date __________________

01 Connect a concept.

Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.

Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic motor pathway
Somatic sensory pathway

02 Build the explanation.

Repair the system tree. Put each label under its correct parent.

  1. Brain and spinal cord
  2. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
  3. Sympathetic is a subdivision of somatic.
  4. Somatic and autonomic
Central structures
Peripheral divisions
Autonomic branches
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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN

Use the idea in a new situation.

03 Make a choice. Give a reason.

1. Which statement describes coordination across divisions?
  1. Somatic and autonomic systems cannot act at the same time.
  2. Central processing can influence peripheral motor and autonomic activity together.
  3. The brain never receives body information.

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

2. Which summary is most accurate?
  1. The nervous system contains interacting divisions with different roles.
  2. Every response belongs to only one isolated part.
  3. An involuntary response means the brain is uninvolved.

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

04 Bring it together.

Trace one deliberate movement through the model.

One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________