The 737 horizontal tail externally looks like 3 moving parts:front-to-back (and large to small) is: Stabilizer : Elevator : Balance Tab.
see here: http://www.b737.org.uk/flightcontrols.htm#Pitch
Stabilizer moves in response to trim - this is what we are mostly looking at.
Elevator moves in response to the control column.
Balance tab has several modes depending on flaps and hydraulic system health - but it mostly serves to offset aerodynamic force on the elevator in case the hydraulics fail and the elevator has to be controlled manually.
(there is one other pitch control, I learned - the spoilers on the wing can give some help in landing in case the elevator controls fail.)
There are many modes of operation and simple generalizations will not help.