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Pharmacology
Chapter 9
Question | Answer |
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what does the peripheral nervous system consist of? | autonomic nervous system, somatic efferent nerves, somatic and visceral afferent nerves |
What are the 3 main anatomical divisions of of the ANS | sympathetic, parasympathetic, enteric |
What conveys all outputs from the CNS to the rest of the body | Autonomic nervous system |
What is the exception to the ANS conveying all outputs from the CNS | motor innervation of skelatal muscle |
True or false: the enteric nervous system can act independantly of the CNS | TRUE |
True or False: sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are agents of the CNS | TRUE |
What are the main processes that the ANS regulates | contraction/relaxation of smooth muscle, all exocrine and some endocrine secretions, heartbeat, energy metabolism |
what is the main difference between autonomic and the somatic EFFERENT pathways | somatic consist of 2 neurons in a series |