PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 1

It is composed of a network of nerves that extend throughout the body.

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Peripheral Nervous System

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detect pain, heat, and pressure through the different receptors in the skin and send the signals to the spinal cord.

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Sensory neurons or the afferent neurons

Question 2

are small sacs of clustered neurons found outside the spinal cord which serve as receiving point of nerve impulses

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Ganglia

Question 2

are the basic units of the nervous system and comprise the PNS.

Answer 2

Neurons

Question 3

control the contractions of the different muscle organs

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Motor neurons or the efferent neurons

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It is responsible for the voluntary movement of the muscles, organs and the reflex movement

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Somatic Nervous System

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carry information into and out of the brain stem.

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Cranial nerves

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carry sensory information into and motor commands out of the spinal cord

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Spinal nerves

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How many Cranial nerves are there?

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12

Question 7

How many Spinal nerves are there?

Answer 7

31

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are sensory in terms of function, motor, or both.

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Cranial nerves

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12 Cranial Nerves

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olfactory
oculomotor
trochlear
abducens
vestibulocochlear
hypoglossal
optic
trigeminal
facial
glossopharyngeal
vagus
spinal accessory

Question 10

Transmits olfactory or data of smells to brain

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Olfactory

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Associated with vision

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Optic

Question 12

Controls eye muscles

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Trochlear, Abducens

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Associated with the area around the eyes, mandibles, and middle part of the face

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Trigeminal

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Movement of face, taste, neck and head

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Facial

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For equilibrium, balance, and sound

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Vestibulocochlear

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Associated with the tongue and the throat

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Glossopharyngeal

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Associated with the throat, ears, and tongue

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Vagus

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Controls neck muscles

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Spinal Accessory

Question 19

Associated with tongue muscles

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Hypoglossal

Question 20

are nerves associated with the spinal cord.

They are named based on which segment of the spine they are found in.

Answer 20

Spinal nerves

Question 20

SNS is associated with skeletal muscles in order to provide voluntary and conscious control over these muscular movements.

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Voluntary movements

Question 21

. A reflex arc involves a reflex, which is an involuntary but fast response to stimuli that are detected.

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Reflex Arcs

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controls the involuntary movement of visceral muscles, cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, and glandular tissues.

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Autonomic Nervous System

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initiates the “fight or flight” response.

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Sympathetic division

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initiates the “rest and digest” response.

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Parasympathetic division

Question 24

It increases respiration and heart rate, release adrenaline, and decrease digestion.

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Sympathetic division

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It is associated with the lumbar and thoracic segments of the spinal cord.

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Sympathetic division

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It decreases respiration, increase digestion, and allow the elimination of wastes.

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Parasympathetic division

Question 27

It is associated with the cranial and sacral segments of the spinal cord.