the reflex arc Flashcards
1
Q
what is the PNS
A
peripheral nervous system
2
Q
what does the pns consist of
A
motor nervous system
sensory nervous system
3
Q
what are the two types of the motor nervous system
A
voluntary
autonomatic
4
Q
what is aunotomatic
A
carriers nerve impulses to glands and smooth muscle is involuntary
5
Q
what is voluntary
A
carriers nerve impulses under conscious control
6
Q
what are the two types of autonomatic response
A
parasymathetic
sympathetic
7
Q
what is a parasympathetic response
A
slows things down
8
Q
what is a sympathetic response
A
speeds things up
9
Q
give an example parasympathetic
A
digestion
10
Q
give an example of sympathetic
A
adrenline
11
Q
what is the order of the reflex arc
A
stimulus
receptor
sensory neuron
intermediate neuron
motor neuron
effector/muscle
response
