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autonomic nervous system broken into what two systems? - ANSWERsympathetic
and parasympathetic
sympathetic nervous system responsible for what? - ANSWERfight or flight
response(stress response)
nerves of sympathetic originate in what area? - ANSWERthoracolumbar
where are sympathetic ganglia located? - ANSWERnear spinal cord
what is the ganglion function? - ANSWERhouses millions of synapses
which system has longer preganglionic fibers? - ANSWERparasympathetic
which system has longer postganglionic fibers? - ANSWERsympathetic
what two chemicals does stress use to respond? - ANSWERneurotransmitters and
hormones
what neurotransmitter is sent across ganglia to the postganglionic cell to initiate
actions? - ANSWERACH
what neurotransmitter is sent from postganglionic fibers to final synapse to initiate
action? - ANSWERnorepinephrine
what is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system - ANSWERcalm down,
digestion, all autonomic responses that don't have to do with stress .
where are parasympathetic going located? - ANSWERcloser to organs that they
effect
where do parasympathetic nerves originate? - ANSWERcranialsacral
how many meet at a ganglia? - ANSWER2
how does the sympathetic get enough energy to respond to fight or flight? -
ANSWERslows or shutsdown the parasympathetic
what hormone is released from preganglionic fibers and where is it released to? -
ANSWERAcH to adrenal glands
is norepinephrine a hormone or neurotransmitter? - ANSWERboth