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WHS Peripheral Nervous System
peripheral nervous system
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Physiology
12th Grade
10/01/2010

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Term
Somatic and Autonomic N.S.
Definition
What are the two major divisions of the PNS?
Term
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
Definition
The PNS is made up of the ________ nerves and the ________nerves.
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Sensory impulses enter through the _________ roots.
Term
ventral (stomach side) roots
Definition
Motor impulses enter through the ___________ roots
Term
Cranial nerve X (ten) or the Vagus nerve
Definition
Which cranial nerve is extremely important b/c of all the organs it controls?
Term
skeletal muscles and skin
Definition
What does the somatic division ennervate or control?
Term
Somatic division
Definition
Which division is voluntary?
Term
Autonomic Division
Definition
Which division is involuntary or reflexive?
Term
Autonomic
Definition
Which division controls organs primarily?
Term
It's maintaining the body in a "normal" range or steady state.
Definition
What is homeostasis?
Term
Autonomic
Definition
Which division helps to maintain homeostasis?
Term
medulla oblongata and hypothalamus
Definition
Which brain parts use the cranial nerves to control many vital organs?
Term
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Definition
What are the two divisions of the autonomic system?
Term
Sympathetic
Definition
Which division is your "fight or flight" division?
Term
Parasympathetic
Definition
Which autonomic division is working when you're at home reading "Women's Home Journal"?
Term
sympathetic
Definition
Which division is operating when you're competing in a volleyball game?
Term
sympathetic
Definition
Which division would dilate the pupils?
Term
sympathetic
Definition
Which division relaxes the bladder?
Term
Parasympathetic
Definition
Which division activates the stomach and intestines?
Term
sympathetic
Definition
Which division stimulates glucose release?
Term
parasympathetic
Definition
When this division is in control adrenalin levels would go down.
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