Branch of the PNS that carries signals to internal organs, smooth and cardiac muscles, and glands

Division of the autonomic nervous system that prepares your body for activity, and responses like fight or flight:

In the autonomic division, this place where neurons meet is located close to the spinal cord to ensure excitatory messages can be quickly spread through the body:

Division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body so that digestion can occur and energy can be put into storage:

Set of neurons in the autonomic nervous system that are distal to the ganglia, are relatively long in the sympathetic division, and relatively short in the parasympathetic:

The set of neurons in the autonomic nervous system that are proximal to the ganglia, are relatively short in the sympathetic division, and relatively long in the parasympathetic:

In the autonomic division, this place where neurons meet is located close to the effector organs so that messages tend to be very specific to that organ:

Parasympathetic division is referred to as this term because its nerve fibers exit the CNS near the head and hips:

This neurotransmitter is released by all postganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system:

This is released along with norepinephrine into the bloodstream by the adrenal glands when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system:

These organs are directly targeted by preganglionic sympathetic fibers, and when excited release epinephrine and norepinephrine into the bloodstream:

This chemical is considered a neurotransmitter when released by a neuron into a synapse, and a hormone when released into the bloodstream:

This neurotransmitter is released by all preganglionic neurons in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, among other places in the body:

Cranial nerve I, carries sensory information about smell:

Cranial nerve V, the largest, innervates face and jaw muscles:

Cranial nerve XII, carries motor information to the throat and tongue to control swallowing and speech:

Cranial nerve IX, carries motor information to the tongue and pharynx, and sensory information back:

Cranial nerve III, carries motor information to the eye muscles:

Cranial nerve VI, controls some eye muscles:

Cranial nerve VIII, carries information about sound and balance from the inner ear to the brain:

Cranial nerve X, carries motor information to organs in the thorax and abdomen, including most parasympathetic signals to those organs, and sensory information back to the brain:

Cranial nerve II, carries visual sensory information:

These peripheral nerves run from the brain directly to the body without going through the spinal cord, and many contain parasympathetic neurons:

Cranial nerve XI, carries motor information to muscles in the neck that move the head and shoulders:

Cranial nerve VII, carries motor information to muscles on the face, and sensory information from the face and jaws back to the brain:

Cranial nerve IV, controls a single eye muscle: