Neuroanatomy Learning Objectives

Which division of the autonomic system controls the 'fight or flight' response?

Where does the neuraxis begin and end?

Which component of the nervous system includes both the brain and spinal cord?

In which part of the nervous system are sensory afferent nerves located?

Which system controls voluntary muscles?

What does biologists use to describe locations in three dimensions within the nervous system?

Which division of the autonomic nervous system dominates during times of stress, excitement, and exertion?

Where are the soma of efferent parasympathetic neurons located?

Which neurotransmitter do preganglionic sympathetic neurons release?

Which layer of the meninges is the outermost and toughest?

What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Where do axons of efferent sympathetic nerves synapse with cells?

What do cranial nerves primarily serve?

What does the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system increase during times of stress, excitement, and exertion?

What is the function of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Where do axons of postganglionic sympathetic neurons extend to release neurotransmitters?