Nervous System

Question 1

Central NS consists of

Answer 1

brain and spinal cord

Question 2

2 parts of peripheral NS

Answer 2

motor (efferent) and sensory (afferent)

Question 3

Somatic NS controls

Answer 3

sk mus contractions, consciously controled

Question 4

Autonomic NS controls

Answer 4

sm muscle contractions and is unconsciously controlled

Question 5

2 parts of the autonomic NS

Answer 5

sympathetic and parasympathetic NS

Question 6

Sympathetic NS increases in activity

Answer 6

during stress/excitement

Question 7

Parasymphatetic NS increases in activity

Answer 7

during rest and relaxation

Question 8

Sympathetic NS neurons:

Answer 8

short preganglionic neurons and long postganglionic neurons

Question 9

Parasympathetic NS neurons:

Answer 9

long preganglionic neurons and short postganglionic

Question 10

Sympathetic NS preganglionic neurons extend from

Answer 10

spinal cord

Question 11

Parasympathetic NS preganglionic neurons extend from

Answer 11

brainstem

Question 12

the relative amount of stimulation by symp NS and parasymp NS in the body

Answer 12

autonomic tone

Question 13

fight or flight response is due to

Answer 13

symp NS

Question 14

rest and digest is due to

Answer 14

parasymp NS

Question 15

Autonomic tone is regulated by

Answer 15

hypothalamus

Question 16

neurons that release ACH as their neurotransmitter

Answer 16

cholinergic

Question 17

receptors proteins that bind and are activated by ACH

Answer 17

cholinergic

Question 18

2 types of cholinergic receptors

Answer 18

nicotine and muscarine

Question 19

receptors that bind/activated by nicotine and ACH

Answer 19

nicotine Receptors

Question 20

receptors that bind/activated by muscarine and ACH

Answer 20

muscarinic

Question 21

cholinergic is relating to

Answer 21

ACH

Question 22

adrenergic is relating to

Answer 22

adrenaline or NE

Question 23

neurons that release NE as the neurotransmitter

Answer 23

adrenergic

Question 24

receptor proteins on the cell surface that bind/activated by epi/NE

Answer 24

adrenergic

Question 25

2 types of adrenergic receptors

Answer 25

alpha and beta

Question 26

a drug/toxin that binds/activates a type of receptors

Answer 26

agonist

Question 27

drug/toxin that binds to a receptor and blocks receptors activation

Answer 27

antagonist