Previously we discussed our somatic system and we said that the somatic nervous system consists of two divisions. We have the sensory division and the motor division. And in the same exact way, the autonomic nervous system system also consists of the sensory division and the motor division. But in the case of the autonomic nervous system the motor division is even further subdivided into two. We have the sympathetic and the parasympathetic systems. Now before we actually discuss these two individual systems, let's discuss what the difference is between our somatic and autonomic nervous system.