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Name______Class______Date______CHAPTER 49 ACTIVE READING WORKSHEETS NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS

Section 49-2: Structure of the Nervous System Read the passage below, which covers topics from your textbook. Answer the questions that follow. 1 The motor division of the peripheral nervous system is composed of two independent systems—the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. 2 The somatic nervous system consists of motor neurons that control the movement of skeletal muscles. 3 The somatic system is said to be voluntary—that is, skeletal muscles can be moved at will. 4 The somatic system can also operate without conscious control, as it does when you maintain your balance. 5 The autonomic nervous system consists of nerves that control the body’s internal conditions by regulating smooth muscles, both in blood vessels and in organs. 6 The autonomic nervous system controls respiration, heartbeat, digestion, and other functions of homeostasis.

Read each question and write your answer in the space provided. SKILL: Recognizing Text Structure 1. The author of this passage used a main idea and supporting details. What is the main idea of the passage? ______2. What supporting detail does Sentence 6 provide the reader? ______

Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the analogy. 3. The somatic nervous system is to skeletal muscles as the autonomic nervous system is to a. bones. b. smooth muscles. c. nerves. d. skin.