Brain Functions & Structures
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
Sympathetic or
Parasympathetic
Parasympathetic
CNS Odds & Ends
100
Consisting of 4 special lobes, it is the largest and most highly developed part of the human brain
What is the cerebrum?
100
If the sympathetic NS was a junkie it would overdose on this, produced from the adrenal glands
What is adrenaline?
100
The parasympathetic NS keeps you "all good" on this serene neurotransmitter
What is serotonin?
100
Both the sympathetic and parasympathetic are part of this nervous system.
What is the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
100
The CNS is composed of these two vital organs
What is the brain and spinal cord?
200
Speak, smell and hear near ears
What is the temporal lobe?
200
The sympathetic nervous system increases release of this stored energy from the liver and muscle cells.
What is glucose [from glycogen]?
200
This system aids a person in anaphylactic shock to increase hypotension
What is sympathetic?
200
The the urinary bladder contracts [to urinate] with this system, and relaxes from this one
What is parasympathetic / sympathetic?
200
This nervous system makes it possible to voluntarily move your muscles.
What is somatic NS?
300
It's not always right for logic to be on this side of the brain
What is the left side of the brain?
300
Also known as adrenaline, this neurotransmitter or hormone is released by SNS
What is epinephrine or norepinephrine?
300
During hyperventilation, if the patient passes out, the parasympathetic NS returns breathing to this level
What is normal?
300
Following a stressful, competitive or scary event, this system returns the body to its normal state
What is parasympathetic NS?
300
Nitroglycerine uses these receptors to dilate arteries to increase blood flow
What are Alpha receptors?
400
Beautiful balance of a ballet dancer, thanks to this part of the brain
What is the cerebellum?
400
When BP drops, the SNS uses these receptors to start raising the BP
What are alpha receptors?
400
Albuterol relaxes airway muscles, but increases heart rate. Increased HR is part of what system?
What is sympathetic NS?
400
This NS lowers heart rate, reduces blood pressure
What is parasympathetic?
400
Protected by vertebrae, the spinal cord is divided into this many sections, excluding inferior two
What are 3 (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)?
500
Receives "calls" from border nerve tract that connects the two cerebral hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
500
During an asthma attack, these receptors are sympathetic nervous system triggered
What are Beta 1 receptors?
500
Metoprolol, an antihypertensive prescription drug, relaxes blood vessels, slows HR and is part of this system
What is PNS?
500
This neurotransmitter normally associated with muscle movement is released between nerve cells causing an action in the next neuron
What is acetylcholine?
500
An infection that causes the inflammation of the protective membranes, or meninges of the spinal cord
What is meningitis?