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Chapter 3: Structure of the Nervous System Flashcards

1
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The outer layer of the brain is called the ______.

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Cortex

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2
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The neuroaxis runs from the _______ to the _____.

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bottom of the spinal cord; front of the forebrain

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3
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Rostral

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toward the front of face

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Caudal

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away from the front of the face

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Dorsal

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Top of the head and back of body

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Ventral

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Bottom of skull and front of body

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Lateral

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Toward the side

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Medial

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Toward the middle

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Ipsilateral

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Refers to structures on the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Refers to structures on opposite sides of the body

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11
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Three ways to slice the nervous system:

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Cross sections (coronal), horizontal sections, sagittal sections

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12
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Sagittal Section slices the brain ______.

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right down the middle

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13
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Cross sectional slices the brain ______

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longwise, like a loaf of bread

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14
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Horizontal sections slice the brain ________.

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from right to left

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15
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The afferent pathways travel from the ________ to the _______.

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Sensory neurons (body); brain

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16
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The efferent pathways travel from the ________ to the ________.

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brain; motor neurons (body)

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17
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Distal

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“Soooooo faarrr awaaaayyy” –A7x

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18
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Proximal

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Nearby

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19
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Meninges

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Protective sheaths around the brain and spinal cord

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The most outer layer of the meninges

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Dura mater

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21
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Middle layer of the meninges

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arachnoid membrane

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22
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Most inner layer of the meninges

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Pia mater

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23
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The ____ ____ layer of the meninges is around every surface, like a soft wet tissue.

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Pia mater

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24
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The gap filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the meninges is called _________ ____.

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Subarachnoid space

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25
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The subarachnoid space is located between the _______ and the ________.

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Arachnoid membrane; pia mater

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Ventricles

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A series of hollow, interconnected chambers that produce and contain CSF.

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27
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The largest ventricle

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Lateral

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28
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The ventricles that divide surrounding parts of brain into symmetrical halves

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Third

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29
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What connects the third and fourth ventricle?

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Cerebral aqueduct

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30
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True or false: The brain floats in a bath of CSF within the subarachnoid space

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True

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31
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What part of the ventricle produces the CSF?

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Choroid plexus

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32
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What do the arachnoid granulations do?

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Reabsorb CSF in the ventricles of the brain

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33
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Obstructive hydrocephalus

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Expanded walls of ventricles; too much CSF. obstruction can produce brain damage

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34
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Three major divisions of the CNS:

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Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain

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35
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Subdivisions of the forebrain:

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Telencephalon; Diencephalon

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36
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The telencephalon contains the ______ ventricle

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Lateral

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37
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The diencephalon contains the _______ ventricle

38
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The forebrain/midbrain/hindbrain contains the cerebral aqueduct

39
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The _____ ventricle is located in the hindbrain

40
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Subdivisions of the hindbrain:

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Metencephalon; myelencephalon

41
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Subdivision of the midbrain:

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Mesencephalon

42
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What are the principle structures in the telencephalon?

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Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system

43
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What are the principle structures in the diencephalon?

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Thalamus, hypothalamus

44
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What are the principle structures in the mesencephalon?

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Tectum, tegmentum

45
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What are the principle structures in the metencephalon?

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Cerebellum, pons

46
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What are the principle structures in the myelencephalon?

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Medulla oblongata

47
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Four lobes of the Cerebral Cortex?

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Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital

48
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Three parts of the sensory cortex:

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Primary visual cortex, primary auditory cortex, primary somatosensory

49
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The primary visual cortex receives _____ information

50
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The primary auditory cortex receives _______ information

51
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The primary somatosensory receives information from the body senses EXCEPT ________ and ________

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olfaction; gustation

52
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What happens in the sensory association cortex of the telencephalon?

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Receives info from each primary sensory area, circuits of neurons analyze info, perception takes place and memories are stored.

53
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True or false: Regions of the sensory association cortex close to primary sensory areas can receive info from any sensory system.

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False; they can only receive info from one sensory system

54
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Lateralized functions of the cerebral hemispheres are located _________________.

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primarily on one side of the brain

55
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Generally speaking, the left/right hemisphere analyzes information, while the left/right hemisphere synthesizes the information.

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left; right

56
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What connects the corresponding parts of the cerebral cortex of left and right hemispheres?

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The corpus callosum

57
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The limbic system is located around the ______ edge of the cerebral hemispheres

58
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The hippocampus and the amygdala are both parts of the _______ _______.

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limbic system

59
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Some of the functions the limbic system is involved in include:

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learning, memory, emotions

60
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What is the group of subcortical nuclei in the forebrain called?

A

Basal ganglia

61
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The basal ganglia are involved in the control of _________.

62
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The sensory cortex, motor cortex, sensory association cortex, and motor association cortex are all located in the _________ of the telencephalon of the forebrain.

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Cerebral cortex

63
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The motor cortex is located in front of/behind the primary somatosensory cortex.

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in front of

64
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The sensory/motor cortex is most directly involved in the control of movement

65
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Where is the motor association cortex located on the cerebral cortex? (i.e. lobe and what is it next to?)

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Region of the frontal lobe rostral to primary motor cortex

66
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What functions are the motor association cortex involved in?

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Planning and execution of movements

67
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The diencephalon surrounds the ________ ventricle.

68
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Purpose of the thalamus:

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Projects information to specific regions of cerebral cortex and receives information about it; “relay station” of the brain

69
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Which two systems are controlled by the hypothalamus?

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Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system

70
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Which part of the brain produces and controls the secretion of hormones?

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Hypothalamus

71
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True or false: The hypothalamus organizes behaviors related to the survival of the species

72
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Which layer of the meninges is found in the CNS, but not the PNS?

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Arachnoid membrane (and the subarachnoid space)

73
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Describe the journey of CSF from the lateral ventricle to the superior sagittal sinus vein

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Lateral –> third –> cerebral aqueduct –> fourth–>openings–>subarachnoid space–>reabsorbed into blood supply through arachnoid granulations–>superior sagittal sinus

74
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Cranial Nerves

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12 pairs of nerves attached to the ventral surface of the brain, mostly serving the sensory and motor functions of the head/neck region

75
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The _______ nerve regulates the functions of organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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Vagus (10th)

76
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Olfactory information is received via ________ _____.

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olfactory bulbs

77
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Order of the cranial nerves:

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Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal

78
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The 8th cranial nerve is ______.

79
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The 10th cranial nerve is _______.

80
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The 1st cranial nerve is _______

81
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The 2nd cranial nerve is ______

82
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The 3rd, 4th, and 6th cranial nerves control ____ _______

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eye movements

83
Q

The spinal nerves leave the vertebral column and travel to the _______ or the _________ _______ they innervate, branching repeatedly as they go

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muscles; sensory receptors

84
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_______ axons of the spinal nerves bring information inward, toward the CNS and the dorsal root.

85
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________ axons of the spinal nerves send information outward, toward the ventral root

86
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The autonomic nervous system is the branch of the PNS concerned with the regulation of ________ _______, and ______.

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smooth muscle; cardiac muscle; glands

87
Q

The somatic nervous system of the PNS ___________ and ________

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receives sensory information; controls movement of skeletal muscle

88
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Two divisions of the autonomic nervous system:

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sympathetic division; parasympathetic division

89
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The parasympathetic division of the ANS increases/decreases the body’s supply of stored energy and coordinates _________ responses.

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increases; rest and relax

90
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The sympathetic division of the ANS controls functions that accompany _______ and ________ __ ________ and coordinates ________ responses.

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arousal; expenditure of energy; fight, flight, or freeze

91
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Parts of the Sympathetic branch of the ANS:

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Spinal nerves (from thoracic and lumbar regions) and sympathetic ganglia

92
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Parts of the parasympathetic branch of the ANS:

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Cranial nerves (3rd, 7th, 9th, 10th), spinal nerves (from sacral region), parasympathetic ganglia

PSYC 251: Physiological Psychology (14 decks)

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