chapter 60 part 4 Flashcards
regulates the activities of internal organs such as the heart, lungs, blood vessels, digestive organs, and glands
autonomic nervous system
its responsibility is the maintenance and restoration of internal HOMESOSTASIS
autonomic nervous system
there are two major divisions of autonomic nervous system:
parasympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
predominantly excitatory responses (the “fight-or-flight” response)
sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic or parasympathetic: relaxation (inhibition) of the urinary bladder
sympathetic
sympathetic or parasympathetic: increase (stimulation) in the rate and force of the heartbeat
sympathetic
it controls mostly VISCERAL FUNCTIONS (rest and digest)
parasympathetic
sympathetic or parasympathetic: a decrease (inhibition) in heart rate
parasympathetic
main SYMPATHETIC neurotransmitter
norepinephrine
main PARASYMPATHETIC neurotransmitter
acetylcholine
a VERTICAL BAND within each frontal lobe, and CONTROLS VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS of the body
motor cortex
a pathway that is responsible for voluntary, involuntary, and coordination of movement
motor pathways
a pathway that receive, integrate, and transmit a wide variety of sensations within the CNS
sensory pathways
PARALYSIS of an arm and leg on the SAME SIDE of the body
hemiplegia
both legs are paralyzed
paraplegia