The nervous system is divided into two major components known as the:

a. The endocrine and the autonomic
b. Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
c. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
d. Somatic and autonomic


b
Rationale: a. The endocrine, although closely related with the nervous system is not a major component of the nervous system. The autonomic system is a branch of the peripheral nervous system.
b. Correct.
c. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system is a branch of the autonomic nervous system.
d. The somatic and autonomic are branches of the peripheral nervous system.

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