Easy/Important review #2

The brain and spinal cord are part of the _____________

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system

This subdivsion of the Peripheral nervous system is mostly voluntary and transmits to muscle

• somatic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system

This subdivsion of the Peripheral nervous system is mostly involuntary and transmits to visceral organs

• somatic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system

___________ is responsible for the "Fight or Flight" response

• Sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system

___________ is responsible for the "rest and digest" response

• Sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic nervous system

The structure that connects the right and left hemispheres

• corpus callosum
• hippocampus
• temporal lobe
• spinal cord

This part of the diencephalon acts regulates the autonomic nervous system

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• pituitary
• pineal

Where would you find the cauda equina?

• brain stem
• base of spinal cord
• cerebral cortex
• cranial nerves

An afferent neuron sends information

• away from the brain
• towards the brain

An efferent neuron sends information

• away from the brain
• towards the brain