carries info (APs) AWAY FROM the CNS to effectors. (muscles and glands) 1. Somatic division of the efferent nervous system (Somatic nervous system or SNS) a.Somatic efferent motor) neurons control skeletal muscle; skeletal muscle is the effector for the somatic. motor division of the PNS. b. Control may be voluntary (usually) or involuntary, because most of the SNS is mapped to the cerebral cortex.