Chapter 7 Flashcards
efferent: autonomic
acting below level of consciousness
efferent division
communication link between CNS and muscles and/or glands
ANS
fibers that innervate smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
ANS helps control the __________, blood pressure, digestion, respiration, blood pH, and other ______ functions
heart rate
bodily
ANS controls are done ___________
unconsciously/automatically
In the ANS, there are _______ between the CNS and the organ
2 neurons
ganglia
collection of cells in the PNS (from post)
the postganglionic fiber innervates ______
effector organ
the nerve cell bodies for the second nerve are organized into _______
ganglia (clusters of neuron cell bodies)
CNS -> preganglionic nerve -> ______ -> postganglionic nerve -> _____
ganglion
organ
at each junction ____________ are released and carry the signal to the next nerve or organ
neurotransmitters
2 subdivisions of the ANS
sympathetic and parasympathetic
sympathetic ANS
fight or flight
parasympathetic ANS
rest and digest
the sympathetic nerves come from the __________ of the spinal cord
thoracolumbar regions
the preganglionc nerves are ____ and synapse in the ______________
(sympathetic ANS)
short
sympathetic chain ganglia
sympathetic ANS has _____ pre and ________ post
short
long
the _______ is part of the sympathetic nervous system
adrenal medulla (like a modified ganglion and postsynaptic nerve)
Parasympathetic nerves come from the _________ of the CNS
craniosacral regions
Parasympathetic - they have ______ pre nerves which synapse at ganglia _____________
long
near or on the organ innervated
Parasympathetic NS - have ________ pre and _________ post
long
short
preganglionic NTs: parasympathetic
ACh