ExPhys Ch. 5 Quiz - 1st Set

A part of the body, such as a muscle or organ, that receives a signal from a neuron to produce a physiological response.

• Efferent pathway

• Mitochondria

• Integrative function

• Effector sites

The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret the sensory information to allow for proper decision making, which produces an appropriate response.

• Motor function

• Sensory function

• Nervous system

• Integrative function

Nerves that connect the rest of the body to the central nervous system.

• Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• Nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

Specialized structures that respond to mechanical forces (touch and pressure) within tissues and then transmit signals through sensory nerves.

• Neuron

• Nociceptors

• Interneurons

• Mechanoreceptors

Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to decrease neural activity and put the body in a more relaxed state.

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system

• Central nervous system (CNS)

The neuromuscular (or nervous and muscular systems) response to the integrated sensory information.

• Motor function

• Sensory function

• Integrative function

• Nervous system

Subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that works to increase neural activity and put the body in a heightened state.

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Central nervous system (CNS)

• Proprioception

• Parasympathetic nervous system

Neurological signal from the muscle spindle that causes a muscle to contract to prevent excessive lengthening.

• Withdrawal reflex

• Flexor reflex

• Tendon reflex

• Stretch reflex

A network of specialized cells called neurons that transmit and coordinate signals, providing a communication network within the human body.

• Nervous system

• Endocrine system

• Organelles

• Neuron

The concept that the brain will continually change or grow, reforming neural pathways throughout an individual's entire life span.

• Neuroplasticity

• Motor Function

• Neuropathy

• Interneurons