PHYS 261 Week 3 Study Guide (Ch. 8,
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Afferent Neurons - correct answer ✔✔ bring information into the CNS
peripheral nervous system - correct answer ✔✔ carry information away from the CNS back to
various parts of the body
central nervous system - correct answer ✔✔ consists of the brain and spinal cord
Autonomic motor neurons (sympathetic and parasympathetic division) - correct answer ✔✔
Sympathetic: regulates fight or flight response
Parasympathetic: helps maintain normal body function and conserves physical resources
Synapse - correct answer ✔✔ the region where an axon terminal meets its target cell
ganglia - correct answer ✔✔ a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically
linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
The rising phase of the action potential. - correct answer ✔✔ due to increased Na+ flow into
the cell
The falling phase of the action potential - correct answer ✔✔ due to K+ flow out of the cell
9, 22) well answered already pass
Afferent Neurons - correct answer ✔✔ bring information into the CNS
peripheral nervous system - correct answer ✔✔ carry information away from the CNS back to
various parts of the body
central nervous system - correct answer ✔✔ consists of the brain and spinal cord
Autonomic motor neurons (sympathetic and parasympathetic division) - correct answer ✔✔
Sympathetic: regulates fight or flight response
Parasympathetic: helps maintain normal body function and conserves physical resources
Synapse - correct answer ✔✔ the region where an axon terminal meets its target cell
ganglia - correct answer ✔✔ a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically
linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
The rising phase of the action potential. - correct answer ✔✔ due to increased Na+ flow into
the cell
The falling phase of the action potential - correct answer ✔✔ due to K+ flow out of the cell
