SAP 1 Autonomic Nervous System

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Created May 6, 2011
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Are Afferent of Effernt fibres our sensory fibres?
 
Afferent
2
What are the 2 responses the the efferent fibers of the Autonomic nervous system give?
 
Sympathetic - Speed upParasympathetic - slow down
3
How many nerves form the sympathetic division of the ANS in the thoracolumbar area?
 
12 thoracic and 2 Lumbar
4
What is the sympathetic chain and where is it?
 
A collection of ganglia and fibres on either side of the spinal cord.
5
What enables the sympathetic division to speed up reactions?
 
The sympathetic chain
6
What nerves make up the Parasympathetic division and which region of the spinal cord do they...
 
4 cranial and some sacral spinal nerves.Craniosacral
7
Which fibres do the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions use?
 
Effernt (CNS to organs)
8
What are the 3 types of relexes and what control are they under?
 
Simple - Spinal cordComplex - brainConditioned - brain
9
What is a motor unit?
 
Nerve fibre and the muscle fibres it innervates.
10
How are we able to control a muscle contraction strength?
 
By the number of motor units innervated
11
What is the Neuromuscular junction?
 
Where the end of the nerve fibre connects to the muscle
12
Which nerves are involved with sight and the eyes?
 
Optic & Oculomotor
13
Which nerves are involved with hearing and balance and the ears?
 
Vestibulocochlear
14
Which nerves are involved with taste and the tongue?
 
Glossopharyngeal & Facial
15
what are the 4 sensations of taste?
 
SweetSourSaltBitter
16
Which nerves are involved with smell and the nose?
 
Olfactory
17
What is Olfactory epithilium
 
Lining of the nose?

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