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what is the cerebellum - correct answer-coordinates movement for posture and balance
what is the midbrain - correct answer-controls sensory and motor functions
eye movement
coordination of visual and auditory reflexes
what are the parts of the brain stem - correct answer-medulla
pons
midbrain
what are the functions of the brain stem - correct answer-regulates breathing, BP,
digestion, elimination
muscle movement by communicating w/ cerebellum and other brain regions and w/
spinal cord
controls levels of arousal (alert or sleepy)
what are the two parts of the diencephalon - correct answer-thalamus
hypothalamus
what does the thalamus do - correct answer-process info reaching cerebral cortex from
rest of CNS
what does the hypothalamus do - correct answer-regulates autonomic, endocrine, and
visceral function
what are the parts of the cerebral hemispheres - correct answer-subcortical nuclei/basal
nuclei/basal ganglia
cerebral cortex (neocortex)
why are the basal ganglia important - correct answer-control of movement and posture
some aspects of complex behavior
,what does the cerebral cortex do - correct answer-generation of skilled movements,
reasoning, learning, memory
has large surface area
what are the parts of the PNS - correct answer-nerves (as soon as they leave the CNS)
ganglia
the nervous system can be divided by what 2 things - correct answer-function
structure
what are the main functions of the autonomic nervous system - correct answer-
involuntary/visceral
maintain optimal internal environment
sensory and motor
what are the 3 divisions of the autonomic nervous system - correct answer-sympathetic
parasympathetic
enteric
what part of the ANS is fight or flight - correct answer-sympathetic
what part of the ANS is rest and digest - correct answer-parasympathetic
what are the main functions of the sympathetic nervous system - correct answer-
increase in activity in response to stressful stimuli
readies body for physical activity
what are the main functions of the parasympathetic activity - correct answer-coordinate
processes needed for basic survival
fine control over individual organ systems
what are the main functions of the enteric nervous system - correct answer-regulate
primary and accessory digestive organs
"brain of the gut"
influenced by sympathetic/parasympathetic systems
, where are the cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons in the ANS - correct answer-CNS
go into PNS
where are the cell bodies of the postganglionic neurons in the ANS - correct answer-in
peripheral ganglia
what are the visceral effectors of the ANS - correct answer-smooth muscle
glands
cardiac muscle
are the preganglionic neurons of the SNS long or short - correct answer-short
are the preganglonic neurons of the PSNS long or short - correct answer-long
where are ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system located - correct answer-near
spinal cord
where are the ganglia of the parasympathetic nervous system located - correct answer-
near or in wall of target organ
the sympathetic nervous system is what division of the ANS - correct answer-
thoracolumbar division
the parasympathetic nervous system is what division of the ANS - correct answer-
craniosacral division
during what do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together -
correct answer-male sexual function
parasympathetic nervous system: erection
sympathetic nervous system: ejaculation
what is mostly in control of blood pressure: PSNS or SNS - correct answer-sympathetic
nervous system