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What systems does the ANS innervate?
Cardiac, Smooth Muscle and Glands
Nervous system is the greatest consumer of _?Why?
Glucose and OxygenSurface Area and Concentration Gradients
Neurons are comprised of _?(3)
DendritesCell BodyAxon
Which part of the neuron transports neurotransmitters?
Axon
Groups of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS are called _?
Nucleus
Groups of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS are called _?
Ganglia
How many spinal cord segments and spinal nerves exist?
31 each
Are spinal nerves motor, sensory or mixed?
Mixed
Match these:Dorsal Root Sensory Afferent FibersAnterior Root Motor Efferent Fibers
Dorsal - Sensory AfferentAnterior - Motor Efferent
Where are lateral horns found?
Only in the thoracolumbar spine.
Where in the spine is the sympathetic nervous system found?
Thoracolumbar System
Where is the cell body located the sympathetic nervous system?
Lateral Horn
What is the lateral horn area that houses the sympathetic nervous system called?
IML - Intermediolateral nucleus
The axon of the preganglionic neuron leaves the spinal cord as _ and become the _ ?
Ventral rootsWhite Ramus
What 3 choices does the axon have as it becomes the white ramus?
Answer 15
1) synapse @ chain ganglia2) ascend or descend to synapse @ chain ganglia3) pass through chain, become sphlanchic nerve, synapse on prevertebral ganglion