Nervous System Anatomy | Functional Divisions | Review from Previous Exams | Nervous System Divisions | Digestive System |
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Neurons
What are cells of the nervous system called?
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Sympathetic Response
Eminem once famously rapped, "His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy; There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti". What type of response does this describe?
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Inferior
Fill in the blank: The mouth is ___ to the eyes
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Peripheral
Opposite the central nervous system, the ____ system is composed of all spinal nerves.
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Colon
What is an alternate name for the large intestine?
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Dendrite
What is the signal-receiving portion of a nervous system cell?
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Rest and Digest
What is the shorthand or nickname for the parasympathetic nervous system response?
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Long
What type of bone is a phalanx (plural: phalanges)? (Hint: This bone is located in your fingers)
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Autonomic and Somatic
What are the two divisions of the PNS?
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Stomach
In which organ(s) is HCl and pepsinogen made?
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Axon (terminal)
What is the signal-sending portion of a nervous system cell?
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Skeletal Muscle
What type of muscle does the somatic nervous system innervate?
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Sarcomere
What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle?
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Autonomic
The ___ system describes nerves that innervate the respiratory and digestive systems, or visceral organs.
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Acidic
What type of environment does the stomach contain?
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Soma
What is the name given to the body, or central portion of a nervous system cell?
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Afferent signals
What type of information is relayed from sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system to the brain?
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Cardiac and Smooth
Which type(s) of muscle contain gap junctions?
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Fight or Flight
What is the nickname of the sympathetic nervous response?
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Produce bile
What is the function of the gallbladder?
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Brain and Spinal cord
What two organs are part of the central nervous system?
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Myelin Sheath
What structure protects the axon?
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Caveolae
What is a unique feature of smooth muscle, not found in cardiac or skeletal muscles?
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False
True or False: The nervous system is composed of only sensory (input) and motor (output) nerves.
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Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
What are the names of the three regions of small intestine?
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