PATHO II
Chapter 13 assignment
Name:
1.
How do the functions of the somatic and
autonomic nervous systems differ?
2.
What are the three components of a neuron?
3.
How does myelin affect nerve impulses?
4.
Name the process through which injured axons are
repaired and describe the process.
5.
Explain the process of the chemical conduction
of impulses.
6.
What are neurotransmitters? Give two examples.
7.
Compare summation and facilitation.
8.
Name the three major divisions of the brain and
their component parts.
9.
Describe the limbic system’s functions.
10.
What are the two major functions of the
hypothalamus?
11.
What information is conveyed in the ascending
and descending spinal tracts?
12.
Contrast the functions of upper and lower motor
neurons.
13.
Name the protective structures of the central
nervous system, and briefly describe each one.
14.
Describe the circle of Willis and explain its
role in supplying blood to the brain.
15.
What is
the source of the spinal cord’s blood supply?
16.
What are
the plexuses? Give two examples in the PNS.
17.
What are the cranial nerves? Give three
examples.
18.
Describe the anatomy and function of the PNS.
19.
What are the structural and functional divisions
of the ANS?
20.
Compare cholinergic and adrenergic transmission.
21.
What are the functions of the ANS?
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