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Which of the following statements about postsynaptic potentials is true?
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3. Biological Psychology
Organization of the Nervous System
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Which of the following correctly names the two main divisions of the nervous system?
A
Brain and spinal cord
B
Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
C
Somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
D
Sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
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Understand that the nervous system is broadly divided into two main parts based on structure and function.
Identify the first main division as the Central Nervous System (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord.
Recognize the second main division as the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS), which consists of all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
Note that other options like somatic/autonomic or sympathetic/parasympathetic are subdivisions of the Peripheral Nervous System, not the two main divisions.
Conclude that the correct naming of the two main divisions of the nervous system is the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System.
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