Overview of The NS
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system is often nicknamed the "fight or flight" system because it prepares the body for action?
sympathetic nervous system
If a prompt asks you to predict the state of a person’s digestive tract during a high-stakes exam, you should state that this branch of the nervous system has temporarily slowed it down.
sympathetic nervous system
This neurotransmitter is usually in various antidepressant medications
Serotonin
When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, what happens to a person’s heart rate and digestion?
What is heart rate decreases and digestion increases (or resumes)
To explain how a person calms down after a car accident, an FRQ response must describe the parasympathetic nervous system working in _________ to the sympathetic nervous system to achieve homeostasis.
What is opposition (or antagonism)
Mr. V's room number
203
This term describes the internal state of balance or equilibrium that the parasympathetic nervous system works to restore after a stressful event.
homeostasis
An FRQ asks how the nervous system regulates a marathon runner's body. To get the point, you must explain how the sympathetic system increases blood flow to muscles while the parasympathetic system is simultaneously _________ to ensure survival.
What is inhibited (or suppressed)?
Because it is naturally acidic and low in moisture, this is the only natural food that never goes bad.
Honey
After a perceived threat has passed, this branch of the nervous system takes over to conserve energy and return the body to a resting state.
parasympathetic nervous system
This is the only U.S. state name that can be typed using only the middle row of a standard QWERTY keyboard.
Alaska
While the sympathetic nervous system is known for "exciting" the body, it actually inhibits or slows down this specific bodily processes to conserve energy for muscles.
What are digestion
If you flip a fair coin two times, what is the probability that you get at least one heads?
What is 3/4? (The only losing outcome is Tails-Tails; the other three—HH, HT, TH—all have at least one heads)