Nervous System (division and Pathway)

Question 1

The nervous system is divided into what 2 systems?

Answer 1

Central nervous system (CNS)

Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)

Question 2

The central nervous system consists of what structures?

Answer 2

Spinal cord and brain

Question 3

The peripheral nervous sytem consists of what structures?

Answer 3

Sensory (afferent) neurons

Efferent neurons

Question 4

What is the function of the Sensory (afferent) division of the PNS?

Answer 4

Sends info to the CNS through afferent sensory neurons

Question 5

What is the function of the efferent division of the PNS?

Answer 5

Takes info from the CNS to target cells via efferent neurons

Question 6

Efferent neurons are subdivided into what systems?

Answer 6

Somatic motor division

Autonomic division

Question 7

What is the function of the somatic motor division?

Answer 7

Controls skeletal muscles

Question 8

What is the function of the autonomic division?

Answer 8

Controls cardiac muscles, exocrine glands, and some typew of adipose tissue

Question 9

The autonomic nervous system is divided into what systems?

Answer 9

Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

Question 10

The sympathetic nervous system controls what function?

Answer 10

Fight or flight

Question 11

The parasympathetic nervous system controls what functions?

Answer 11

Day to day activities

Question 12

How does information flow through the nervous system?

Answer 12

Stimulus > sensor > inpur signal > integrating center > output signal > target > response