Midterm review from exam 2 Flashcards
The primary nerve transmitter for sympathetic nervous system
norepinephrine
What part of the brainstem is located between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain
pons
Is a part of the CNS and caudal continuation of the brainstem
spinal cord
Reflex when light is shined in both eyes constrict
pupillary light reflex
A substance that is released at the junction between neurons and skeletal muscles at the nerve endings
acetylcholine
Achilles tendon attaches to the calf muscle that attaches to what bone
heel bone (calcaneous)
Glucose is stored in muscle in what form
glucogen
List an enzyme that hydrolyzes parasympathetic nervous system
acetylcholine esterase
What is the smooth muscle found in the iris of the eye also found in walls of small blood vessels and air passageways in the lung
multiunit muscle
a cell membrane of a muscle that surrounds each muscle cell
sarcolemma
Pacemaker of the heart
Right atrium sinoatrial node (SA node)
What muscle extends the hip and flexes the stifle
gluteo muscles
What muscles are primarily responsible for the movement of the shoulder joint
pectoralis muscles (pecs)
What bones make up the hooks
ilium
What bones make up the pins
ischium
