Intro to NS

Front

Controls all the automatic functions of the body like heart beating and eyes dilating (fight or flight versus rest and digest)

Back

Autonomic Nervous System

Front

Triggers the Fight or Flight response in your body/amps you up; Heart beats faster, breathing increases, etc.

Back

Sympathetic Nervous System

Front

Calms the body after the Fight or Flight response

Back

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Front

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

Back

Axon

Front

What is the central nervous system made up of? Options: brain and spinal cord, cranial and spinal nerves, sensory and motor systems, sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

Back

brain and spinal cord

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors? Options: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Autonomic, Somatic, Afferent

Back

Somatic

Front

Mukucha's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dilated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system?

Back

Sympathetic

Front

Which best describes myelin sheaths?

Back

it wraps around axons and speeds the message along the axon

Front

What are the two main parts of the nervous system?

Back

Central and Peripheral

Front

Cells that are found between neurons and blood vessels, act as support for neurons in CNS

Back

astrocyte