Physiology Lecture 4: The Nervous System
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What is the function of the brainstem?

  • To regulate activities of internal organs
  • To monitor information from the autonomic nervous system
  • To bring responses back to skeletal muscles
  • To relays information from spine to upper brain (correct)
  • What is the function of the hypothalamus?

  • To regulate sleep and appetite
  • To control the pituitary gland and its hormones
  • To relays information from skin, sense organs and muscles to CNS
  • All of the above (correct)
  • What type of nervous system relays information from skin, sense organs and muscles to CNS?

  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Parasympathetic nervous system
  • Sympathetic nervous system
  • Somatic Nervous System (correct)
  • What type of nervous system brings responses back to skeletal muscles for responses?

    <p>Somatic Nervous System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

    <p>Regulates bodies involuntary responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?

    <p>Emergency response, fight or flight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?

    <p>Normal everyday conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the pituitary gland?

    <p>Controlled by the hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the autonomic nervous system's divisions?

    <p>To regulate the body's involuntary responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the Somatic Nervous System?

    <p>To regulate the body's voluntary responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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