CHAPTER 15 Flashcards
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somatic nervous system
consciously perceived or controlled processes
somatic sensory portion
detects signals from special senses
special senses
vision, hearing, equilibrium, smell taste
somatic motor portion
sends signals from CNS to skeletal muscles
Voluntary movement involves the ____, and reflexive movement involves the _______
cerebrum, brainstem/spinal cord
ANS (autonomic nervous system)
controls processes regulated below a conscious level
transmits signals from CNS to heart, smooth muscle, glands
ANS
True or false? the SNS regulates homestasis
no, it is the ANS
Are neurons involved in sensory input from the heart technically part of the ANS?
no
True or false? the ANS is regulated by parts of the brain, and the spinal cord
true
nuclei mediate visceral reflexes are controlled by the
brainstem
integration and command center for autonomic functions, involved in emotions
hypothalamus
Contains ANS reflex centers for defecations and urination
spinal cord
parasympathetic vs sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic is fight or flight, parasympathetic is calm tf down
in what region of the spinal cord does the parasympathetic nervous system live?
craniosacral
Where are the preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system?
S2-S4 of spinal cord, or in the brainstem
in the parasympathetic division, preganglionic axons are _____, postganglionic axons are _______
long, short
division of ANS in which ganglia are close to or within the effector organ
parasympathetic nervous system
Where in the spina lcord does the sympathetic nervous system live?
thoracolumbar division
Where do the preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous sytem live?
lateral horns of t1-l2
in the sympathetic nervous system, preganglionic axons are _____, postganglionic axons are ______
short, long
division of ANS in which ganglia are closer to the spinal cord (lateral or anterior to it)
sympathetic
Do preganglionic axons of the sympathetic nervous system have a lot of branches?
yes
parasympathetic activity is fairly localized, true or false?
true