Chapter 11 - The Nervous System: Autonomic & Motor Systems Flashcards
fight-or-flight
sympathetic nervous system
rest and digest
parasympathetic nervous system
What are the two branches of the autonomic nervous system?
sympathetic and parasympathetic
Sympathetic ganglia are linked together to form _____.
sympathetic chains
cranial nerve X
vagus nerve
cranial nerve III
oculomotor nerve
cranial nerve VII
facial nerve
cranial nerve IX
glossopharyngeal nerve
Neurons that release acetylcholine are referred to as _____.
cholinergic
two primary neurotransmitters in the peripheral nervous system
acetylcholine and norepinephrine
Neurons that release norepinephrine are referred to as _____.
adrenergic
_____ cholinergic receptors are located on the cell bodies and dendrites of sympathetic and parasympathetic postganglionic neurons.
Nicotinic
A motor neuron plus all the muscle fibers it innervates constitutes a _____.
motor unit
the axon terminals of motor neurons
terminal boutons
EPP
end-plate potential
