Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
What does the CNS consist of
The brain in the spine
CNS
Central nervous system
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
Somatic is voluntary and innervates what
Skeletal muscles
The autonomic nervous system is in voluntary and innervates what
Digestion and circulation
The autonomic nervous system is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions what’s the difference
Sympathetic is fight or flight
Parasympathetic is rest and digest
The unit of cellular structure of the CNS
Neuron
Electrical influx or action potential
How a neuron communicates
In what part of the neuron do the normal cell processes occurs
Cell body or soma
Where are the receptors located
In the dendrites
Axon is know as the _____ part
Sending
In the sending part, how many directions does the impulse travel
One direction
Where do axons terminate
Axon terminal / vesicles
How do neurons communicate
By way of the synaptic cleft
The target is also know as
Effector