Autonomic nervous system overview Flashcards

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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where does the ANS fit into the CNS and PNS

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the ANS has both central and peripheral components

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

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contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

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contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

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contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

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contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

A

motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

55
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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

A

efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

A

motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

A

parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

A

contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis

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describe the difference between efferent and afferent signals

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efferent signals = signals away from CNS, to PNS

afferent signals = signals toward CNS, from PNS

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what are the 3 subdivisions of the ANS

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parasympathetic, sympathetic and enteric(ENS)

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describe the role of ANS in relation to the CNS

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motor ANS mediates output from CNS to whole body, with exception of skeletal muscle

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describe the functions of the ANS that are essential to human health but happen largely involuntarily

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contraction/relaxation of cardiac and visceral muscle, the heartbeat, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, aspects of the metabolism,

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describe how the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together

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often work simultaneously, working in a reciprocal and complementary manner to maintain homeostasis