General Nerve stuff Flashcards

1
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Somatic has ______ effects whereas autonomic effects are _______.

A

localized, widespread

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2
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Somatic is _________ only, autonomic is _____ or ______

A

excitatory, excitatory or inhibitory

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3
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Somatic controls _____, autonomic is _________.

A

voluntary, involuntary

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4
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Somatic works with _____ muscles, the autonomic system works with ____ and _____ muscles and ______.

A

skeletal, smooth cardiac glands

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5
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Sympathetic is _____ or _____.

A

fight or flight

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6
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Parasympathetic is _______ and ______.

A

relaxation and digestion

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7
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Where are the ganglion (generally) located for the autonomic nervous system?

A

one in the CNS and one on the outside of the CNS.

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8
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Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are ____ and postganglionic fibers are _____

A

short, long

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9
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Parasympathetic preganglionic fibers are ____ and postganglionic fibers are _____

A

long, short

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10
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What is a divergent pathway?

A

on presynaptic neuron branches to affect a larger number of post synaptic neurons

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11
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What is a convergent pathway?

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many presynaptic neurons converge to influence a smaller number of post synaptic neurons

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12
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What does the central nervous system consist of?

A

the brain and spinal cord

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13
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What is the CNS protected by?

A

the meninges

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14
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What does the choroid plexus produce?

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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15
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What is a cluster of neurons called?

A

the nucleus

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16
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What do the sensory ganglia contain?

A

pseudounipolar/bipolar sensory neurons

17
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What do the ends of the pseudounipolar/bipolar sensory neurons connect to?

A

the neurons within peripheral organs and the neurons within spinal cord or brain

18
Q

What does afferent mean?

A

from the periphery to the center

19
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What does efferent mean?

A

from the center to the periphery

20
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What do general somatic efferent fibers go to?

A

the skeletal muscle

21
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What do general visceral efferent fibers go to?

A

smooth and cardiac muscles and glands

22
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What do general somatic afferent fibers come from?

A

the skin, muscle spindle, tendons, joint capsule, and ligaments

23
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What do general visceral afferent fibers come from?

A

the viscera - visceral pain and mucous membrane

24
Q

What do special visceral afferent fibers come from?

A

the special sense organs - olfactory mucosa and tasete buds

25
Q

What do special somatic afferent fibers come from?

A

special sense organs - the eye and inner ear

26
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What structures are in a simple monosynaptic reflex arc?

A

a peripheral receptor, an afferent neuron, synapse formation, an efferent neuron, and the effector organ