The Nervous System

Question 1

What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 1

Somatic nervous system and the Autonomic Nervous system

Question 2

Different types of Effectors in the Autonomic Nervous system?

Answer 2

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscle

Glands

Question 3

What are the Two divisions of the Nervous system?

Answer 3

Peripheral + Central

NS

Question 4

Differences between the Somatic nervous system and the Autonomic Nervous system

Answer 4

Somatic
Voluntary
CNS–>Skeletal

Autonomic
Involuntary
CNS–>Smooth muscle and glands

Question 5

What does the sympathetic Nervous System do?

Give Examples

Answer 5

Sympathetic–>Excitatory

I.e. Heartbeat, pupil dilation, dilates bronchi, secretion of adrenaline

Question 6

Describe what the Parasympathetic Nervous system does?

Examples?

Answer 6

Parasympathetic–>calming

I.e. Slows heartbeat, constricts bronchi,

Question 7

Describe structure of parasympathetic Nervous system

Answer 7

Ganglion

Medulla oblongata

Vagus nerve

Question 9

The Divisions of the Autonomic Nervous system

Answer 9

Sympathetic Nervous system and Parasympathetic Nervous system