Nervous System 1

Question 1

What two parts make up the Nervous System?

Answer 1

Peripheral (PNS) and Central (CNS)

Question 2

What two parts make up the CNS?

Answer 2

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 3

What two parts make up the PNS?

Answer 3

Somatic (SNS) and Autonomic (ANS)

Question 4

What two parts make up the ANS?

Answer 4

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Question 5

What does the Sympathetic Nervous System deal with?

Answer 5

Fight or flight

-raising levels fight or run away

Question 6

What does the Parasympathetic Nervous System deal with?

Answer 6

Rest and Digest

-lower levels after they have been raised

Question 7

What two parts make up the SNS?

Answer 7

Sensory and Motor

Question 8

What does the Sensory Nervous System deal with?

Answer 8

[SA]ME
Afferent neurons
-from receptor to CNS

Question 9

What does the Motor Nervous System deal with?

Answer 9

SA[ME] Efferent neurons

-from CNS to Effectors

Question 10

What is homeostasis?

Answer 10

maintaining metabolic equilibrium within an animal by regulation of its internal conditions; regardless of outside conditions

Question 11

Effector examples and Nervous system they’re in

Answer 11

Skeletal muscle: somatic
Smooth muscle: autonomic
Cardiac muscle: autonomic
Glands: autonomic

Question 12

Interneurons are part of what Nervous System?

Answer 12

CNS

Question 13

Motor neuron pathways travel which way?

Answer 13

CNS › effectors

Question 14

Sensory neuron pathways travel which way?

Answer 14

receptor › CNS