HP 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neuromuscular Junction, Peripheral Nervous System, Afferent Nerve Fiber

• School: Skidmore College
• Department: Health and Exercise Science
• Course: HP 111
• Professor: T. H. Reynolds

Document Summary

To perceive and respond to events in both the internal and external environments potential. Name the 2 anatomical divisions and their general functions. Central nervous system (cns): includes the brain and the spinal cord, responds to stimuli in multiple different ways (reflex, neurotransmitter release) Peripheral nervous system (pns): all other nerves outside the cns, divided in categories o know the subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system. Afferent division: conducts information towards the cns, deals with sensory information. Efferent division: conducts impulses away from the cns. Sympathetic system: used when body is under stress, fight or flight . Be able to explain the basic relationship between the cns and pns and how they work together. The pns picks up signals to bring to the cns, and reacts to the stimulus after the cns. Parasympathetic system: rest and digest decides what to do. Name the 3 regions of a neuron and their functions.