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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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somatic nervous system

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voluntary; conscious perceptions and processes

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we receive somatic sensory info from:

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special senses and skin + proprioceptors

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somatic motor information is sent to:

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skeletal muscles

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4
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voluntary movements are from

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the cerebrum

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5
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reflexive movements are from:

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the brainstem and spinal cord

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autonomic nervous system

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involuntary; motor system

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autonomic nervous system transmits signals from ___ to ___?

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from central nervous system to involuntary tissues (heart, smooth muscle, glands)

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autonomic nervous system responds to?

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visceral input

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9
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nervous system involved in maintaining homeostasis

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autonomic nervous system

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effector of somatic NS

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skeletal muscle

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effectors of autonomic NS

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smooth/cardiac muscle, glands

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hypothalamus to ANS

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both divisions of ANS: emotional processes of fight/flight, influenced by cortex, thalamus, limbic system

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brainstem nuclei to ANS

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mediates visceral reflexes (ie. blood pressure)

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14
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spinal cord to ANS

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governs some reflexes for defecation/urination

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15
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parasympathetic

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rest and digest; conserve energy and replenish nutrients

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sympathetic

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fight or flight; exercise and excitement or emergency

17
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parasympathetic is

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localized; limited branches + few effectors

18
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sympathetic is

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vast; many branches to many effectors

19
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cause of adrenal medulla hormones

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sympathetic

20
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4 cranial nerves that have parasympathetic signals

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CN III (oculomotor)
CN VII (facial)
CN IX (glossopharyngeal)
CN X (vagus

21
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sympathetic trunks

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“pearl necklace” lateral to vertebral column

22
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“strings” of sympathetic trunk

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axons

23
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“pearls” of sympathetic trunks

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ganglia

24
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sympathetic ganglia

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prevertebral ganglia, celiac ganglia, superior mesenteric ganglia, inferior mesenteric ganglia

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