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What is the main function of the autonomic nervous system?
What is the main function of the autonomic nervous system?
- Regulates the heartbeat (correct)
- Controls voluntary activities
- Forms the spinal cord
- Coordinates movement of skeletal muscles
Which part of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for an emergency situation?
Which part of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for an emergency situation?
- Sympathetic (correct)
- Cranial nerves
- Parasympathetic
- Spinal nerves
What are the components of the central nervous system according to the text?
What are the components of the central nervous system according to the text?
- Cranial nerves and their ganglia
- Spinal nerves and their ganglia
- Telencephalon and diencephalon (correct)
- Medulla oblongata, pons, and cerebellum
What is the function of grey matter in the nervous system?
What is the function of grey matter in the nervous system?
Which part of the brain presents between the hindbrain and forebrain?
Which part of the brain presents between the hindbrain and forebrain?
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
What does the autonomic nervous system control?
What is the main difference between a ganglion and a tract?
What is the main difference between a ganglion and a tract?
Which structure functions as a bridge connecting the two sides of the CNS?
Which structure functions as a bridge connecting the two sides of the CNS?
What characterizes the spinal enlargements in the spinal cord?
What characterizes the spinal enlargements in the spinal cord?
What is the function of the dorsal root in a spinal nerve?
What is the function of the dorsal root in a spinal nerve?
Where does the spinal cord terminate in relation to the vertebrae?
Where does the spinal cord terminate in relation to the vertebrae?
What is the primary role of a pathway in the nervous system?
What is the primary role of a pathway in the nervous system?
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