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26 Cards in this Set
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"Fight or Flight" is part of what nervous system?
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Sympathetic
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Parasympathetic nervous system is characterized by peripheral ganglia near ______________________.
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organs and short postganglion fibers.
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"Resting & Digesting" is which part of autonomic nervous system?
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Parasympathetic
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Which effector is NOT directly controlled by ANS?
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Skeletal muscles
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True/False:
Dialation of pupils is not parasympathetic NS stimulation |
True
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Visceral reflex arc differ from somatic in that _____________________.
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visceral arcs involve 2 motor neurons.
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Sympathetic stimulation has what affect on blood glucose, GI peristalsis, heart rate & BP?
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increase blood glucose, decrease peristalsis, increase HR & BP
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Parasympathetic functions include what?
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constriction of bronchioles
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All preganglionic axons of ANS release ____________.
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same transmitter as the one released by parasympathetic postganglionic axons.
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Sclera
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white, outer tough connective tissue covering the eye
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Ciliary muscle
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muscle responsible for altering the shape of lens
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Choroid
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Vascular coat of eyeball, deeply pigmented
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Retina
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Sensory layer of eye
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Lens
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Structure responsible for focusing light rays
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Aqueous humor
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maintains intraoccular pressure
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Fovea centralis
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area of greatest visual acuity
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Main function of the rods
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vision in dim light
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Receptors for hearing are located where?
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In the cochlea
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Proper name for farsightedness
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hyperopia
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Why can corneas be transplanted without rejection?
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They have no blood supply
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There are 3 layers of neurons in retina. The axons of which of the layers form optic nerves?
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ganglion cells
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The blind spot of the eye is ______.
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where the optic nerve leaves they eye
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Olfactory cells and taste buds are normally stimulated by
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substance in solution
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Light passes through structures of the eye in this order:
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cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor
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Balance is is which organ of the ear?
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semicircular canals
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Need to label on ear:
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pinna, semicircular canals, cochlea, tympanic membrane
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