Muscle Fiber Types and Activities

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Predict which muscle fiber type is best suited for different activities.

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This activity involves predicting the muscle fiber type, basic characteristics, and source of energy for activities such as marathon running, playing a basketball game, and sprinting 100 meters.

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Spinal Cord (CNS)

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The spinal cord initiates reflexes from the ventral horn (somatic) and lateral horn (autonomic) gray matter. It also serves as a pathway for sensory and motor functions between the periphery and the brain (somatic/autonomic).

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Visceral Motor Responses

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Visceral motor responses are relayed by autonomic ganglia in the PNS.

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Pathways Between Periphery and Brain

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The spinal cord serves as a pathway for sensory and motor functions between the periphery and the brain.

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Fibers of Motor Neurons

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Motor neurons in the PNS transmit motor commands from the CNS to the body.

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Cranial Ganglia

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Cranial ganglia are involved in the reception of sensory stimuli in the PNS.

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Somatic Motor Responses

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Somatic motor responses are voluntary actions controlled by the CNS.

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Role of ENS in Digestion

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The ENS manages digestive processes autonomously, ensuring efficient function of the digestive tract.

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The Central Nervous System (CNS) integrates information, processes and perceives information, and makes decisions.

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The CNS is responsible for processing sensory input, integrating information, and making decisions based on the input received.

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The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) sends information to and from the CNS and causes responses.

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The PNS transmits sensory input to the CNS via the afferent division and motor output away from the CNS via the efferent division.