Peripheral nervous system.
Afferent neurons transmit information to the CNS.
Efferent neurons transmit information away from the CNS.
The motor system carries signals to skeletal muscles and is
voluntary.
The autonomic nervous system regulates the internal environment in
an involuntary manner.
The sympathetic division mediates the "fight-or-flight"
response to stress.
+ The parasympathetic division promotes a return to "rest and
digest" state.
+ The enteric division controls activity of the digestive
tract, pancreas, and gallbladder.