Matching Pairs Nervous SystemsOnline version Match the correct vocabulary word with the description by Tanya Rasmussen [Green Valley HS] 1 Autonomic nervous system (ANS) 2 Somatic nervous system 3 Brain 4 Parasympathetic nervous system 5 Spinal cord 6 Sympathetic nervous system 7 Peripheral nervous system (PNS) 8 Central nervous system (CNS) brain and spinal cord. portion of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord; includes all of the sensory and motor neurons, and subdivisions called the autonomic and somatic nervous systems. portion of the central nervous system above the spinal cord. subdivision of PNS and ANS whose stimulation results in responses that help your body deal with stressful events. subdivision of PNS and ANS whose stimulation calms your body following sympathetic stimulation by restoring normal body processes. subdivision of PNS that includes motor nerves that stimulate skeletal (voluntary) muscles. subdivision of PNS that includes motor nerves that innervate smooth (involuntary) and heart muscle. Its sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for “fight or flight”; the parasympathetic nervous system causes bodily changes for maintenance or rest. portion of the central nervous system below the level of the medulla