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Week8-14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "Fight or Flight" physiological changes | INCREASE conversion of glycogen to glucose INCREASE perspiration DILATION of blood vessels in skeletal muscles |
| Reflex consist of | glandular secretion and muscle contraction |
| Acetylcholinesterase | an enzyme that hydrolyze acetylcholine |
| mixed cranial nerves consist of | axons of sensory and motor neurons |
| Babinski sign | extension of the great toe, without the other toes, in response to stimulation on of the outer region of the sole |
| axon terminals of autonomic neurons releases | acetylcholine and norepinephrine |
| T/F: sympathetic response are widespread, involving many other organs | TRUE |
| cranial nerve responsible for smell | olfactory |
| another term for PNS | craniosacral nervous sytem |
| hypoglossal | controls tongue movement |
| myotome | skeletal muscle group that receives motor axons from a given spinal nerve |
| dermatome | skin surface area supplied by sensory fibers of a given spinal nerve |
| relaxation | effect of sympathetic stimulation on the urinary bladder |
| limbic system | integrates emotions |
| cerebellum | 2nd largest part of the brain |
| thalamus | responsible for emotions by associating sensory impulses with feelings of pleasantness and unpleasantness |
| acetylcholine binds to | cholinergic receptors |
| somatic system | includes all the voluntary motor pathways outside the CNS |
| association tracts | must numerous cerebral tracts |
| reticular activating system maintains | conciousness |
| central sulcus | the groove between frontal and parietal lobes of the cerebral cortex |
| vestibular nerve | transmits impulses that results in sensations of equilibrium |
| motor program | set of coordinated commands that control the programmed muscle activity mediated by extrapyramidal pathway |
| two types of adrenergic receptors | alpha and beta |