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Ch 13 study guide

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the two functional divisions of the PNS are the __(1)____ division   sensory  
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in which the nerve fiber type called ____(2)_____ carries impulses toward the CNS   afferent  
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and the ___(3)___ division   motor  
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in which the nerve fiber type called ___(4)____ carried impulses away from the CNS.   efferent  
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the motor division of the PNS includes two types of fibers, the ____(5)____ and ____(6)____ motor nerve fibers.   somatic; autonomic  
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skeletal muscles are innervated by __(7)___ fibers   somatic motor  
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whereas visceral organs are innervated by ___(8)___ fibers.   autonomic motor  
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arrange elements in order of stimulation   1. receptor 2. sensory 3. spinal nerve 4. dorsal root of spinal nerve 5. spinal cord 6. motor nerve fiber 7. bentral root 8. spinal nerve 9. ventral ramus of spinal nerve 10. effector  
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in skeletal muscles; respond to muscle stretch   proprioceptor; mechanoreceptor  
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in the walls of blood vessels; respond to oxygen content of surrounding interstitial fluid   interceptor; chemoreceptor  
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in the skin; responds to a hot surface   exteroceptor; thermoreceptor  
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in the eyes; responds to light   exteroceptor; photoreceptor  
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in the inner ear; responds to sound   exteroceptor; mechanoreceptor  
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in the skin; respond to acid splashing on the skin   exteroceptor; nociceptor  
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in the wall of blood vessels; respond to blood pressure   interceptor; mechanoreceptor  
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in the stomach wall; respond to an overfull stomach   interceptor; mechanoreceptor  
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in the nose; respond to a skunk's spray   exteroceptor; chemoreceptor  
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name the four functional types of never fibers   somatic afferent ; somatic efferent ; visceral afferent ; visceral efferent  
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