CNS
Made up of brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
Made up of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.
Diencephalon
31
The parasympathetic and sympathetic are two divisions of this.
The autonomic nervous system.
Functions in control of breathing.
Pons
Controls heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and swallowing.
Medulla oblongata
Which root of the spinal cord contains only sensory nerves
Dorsal root
Division of that is activated during times or fear or anger
Sympathetic division
Allows communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
Corpus callosum
Part of brain responsible for maintaining balance.
Cerebellum
Complex network of nerves formed from the ventral ramus
Number cranial nerves
12
Made up of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata
Brain stem
Part of the brain that allows voluntary muscle movement
Primary motor area
How many motor neurons are part of the efferent chain in in the autonomic division?
Two
Connective tissue sheaths of a nerve from superficial to deep
Epineurium, perineurium, endoneurium
Controls temperature, metabolism, and homeostasis.
Hypothalamus
Receives information about body sensations
Primary somatosensory cortex
Order of spinal segments superior to inferior.
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral
Neurotransmitter released by preganglionic and postganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division, respectively.
Acetylcholine and norepinephrine