BMS 300 Exam 2 [2026/2027] | UPDATED
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• nervous system -✓✓ the control system of the body that takes in information and
elicits a response from either muscles or glands
• sensory input -✓✓ incoming information from the body or external environment
• integration -✓✓ the process of interpreting and selecting of response to a stimuli
that occurs only in the central nervous system
• response -✓✓ the outcome of integration elicited by the peripheral nervous
system that occurs by activating an effect organ
• central nervous system -✓✓ nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal
cord
• peripheral nervous system -✓✓ nervous system consisting of all nerves outside
the brain and spinal cord
• nerves (in PNS) -✓✓ a bundle of nerve cell processes in PNS
• tracts -✓✓ a bundle of axons in the white matter of the spinal cord that have
specific destinations
,• sensory input -✓✓ the afferent part of the PNS that carries information towards
the CNS
• somatic afferents -✓✓ sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about
the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints
• visceral afferents -✓✓ sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about
the body's organs
• afferents -✓✓ nerves that carry information towards the CNS
• efferents -✓✓ nerves that carry information away from the CNS
• motor output -✓✓ the efferent part of the PNS that carries information away from
the CNS and elicits a response
• somatic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the PNS motor output that uses
motor neurons to activate skeletal muscles
• voluntary nervous system -✓✓ somatic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the PNS motor output that
regulates organ activity and bodily fluids
• involuntary nervous system -✓✓ autonomic nervous system
, • sympathetic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
that is responsible for the "flight" or "fight" response
• parasympathetic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the autonomic nervous
system that is responsible for the rest and digest response
• spinal cord -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is the most caudal part of
the CNS, has 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and controls and receives sensory
information from the skin , joints, and muscles of the limbs and trunk
• brain stem -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is an extension of the
spinal cord that is responsible for the skin and muscles of the head and is the origin
of cranial nerves
• diencephalon -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that lies costal to the
midbrain and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus
• thalamus -✓✓ the relay site of the cerebral cortex
• hypothalamus -✓✓ control center of autonomic nervous system, endocrine
system, and visceral functions
• cerebrum -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that has 4 lobes with 3 major
functional types: sensory, associative, and motor
• cerebellum* -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS
ACTUAL Exam Question and Answer | A+
Verified
• nervous system -✓✓ the control system of the body that takes in information and
elicits a response from either muscles or glands
• sensory input -✓✓ incoming information from the body or external environment
• integration -✓✓ the process of interpreting and selecting of response to a stimuli
that occurs only in the central nervous system
• response -✓✓ the outcome of integration elicited by the peripheral nervous
system that occurs by activating an effect organ
• central nervous system -✓✓ nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal
cord
• peripheral nervous system -✓✓ nervous system consisting of all nerves outside
the brain and spinal cord
• nerves (in PNS) -✓✓ a bundle of nerve cell processes in PNS
• tracts -✓✓ a bundle of axons in the white matter of the spinal cord that have
specific destinations
,• sensory input -✓✓ the afferent part of the PNS that carries information towards
the CNS
• somatic afferents -✓✓ sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about
the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints
• visceral afferents -✓✓ sensory neurons of the PNS that carry information about
the body's organs
• afferents -✓✓ nerves that carry information towards the CNS
• efferents -✓✓ nerves that carry information away from the CNS
• motor output -✓✓ the efferent part of the PNS that carries information away from
the CNS and elicits a response
• somatic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the PNS motor output that uses
motor neurons to activate skeletal muscles
• voluntary nervous system -✓✓ somatic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the PNS motor output that
regulates organ activity and bodily fluids
• involuntary nervous system -✓✓ autonomic nervous system
, • sympathetic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the autonomic nervous system
that is responsible for the "flight" or "fight" response
• parasympathetic nervous system -✓✓ a subdivision of the autonomic nervous
system that is responsible for the rest and digest response
• spinal cord -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is the most caudal part of
the CNS, has 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and controls and receives sensory
information from the skin , joints, and muscles of the limbs and trunk
• brain stem -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that is an extension of the
spinal cord that is responsible for the skin and muscles of the head and is the origin
of cranial nerves
• diencephalon -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that lies costal to the
midbrain and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus
• thalamus -✓✓ the relay site of the cerebral cortex
• hypothalamus -✓✓ control center of autonomic nervous system, endocrine
system, and visceral functions
• cerebrum -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS that has 4 lobes with 3 major
functional types: sensory, associative, and motor
• cerebellum* -✓✓ 1 of the 5 major parts of the CNS
