6 Flashcards
Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to increase neural activity and put the body in a heightened state.
Sympathetic nervous system
Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to decrease neural activity and put the body in a more relaxed state.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment.
Sensory function
The body’s ability to naturally sense its general orientation and relative position of its parts.
Proprioception
A division of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural input to organs that run the involuntary processes of the body (e.g., circulating blood, digesting food, producing hormones).
Autonomic nervous system
The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret the sensory information to allow for proper decision-making, which produces an appropriate response.
Integrative function
The neuromuscular (or nervous and muscular systems) response to the integrated sensory information.
Motor function
Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change.
Muscle spindles
Neurological signal from the muscle spindle that causes a muscle to contract to prevent excessive lengthening.
Stretch reflex
specialized sensory receptor located at the point where skeletal muscle fibers insert into the tendons of skeletal muscle; sensitive to changes in muscular tension and rate of tension change.
Golgi tendon organ (GTO)
Receptors located in and around the joint capsule that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of the joint.
Joint receptors
The concept that the brain will continually change or grow, reforming neural pathways throughout an individual’s entire life span.
Neuroplasticity
The interconnection of neurons in the brain and spinal cord
Neurocircuitry
