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Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries information from sensors to the CNS?
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries information from sensors to the CNS?
- Afferent division (correct)
- Somatic nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
- Efferent division
What is the function of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system?
What is the function of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system?
- Regulate internal activities
- Transmit instructions from the CNS to effector organs (correct)
- Carry information about the external environment
- Supply skeletal muscles
Which component of the autonomic nervous system innervates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands?
Which component of the autonomic nervous system innervates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands?
- Somatic nervous system
- Sympathetic nervous system (correct)
- Afferent division
- Efferent division
What is the function of the somatic nervous system?
What is the function of the somatic nervous system?
Which part of the nervous system provides status reports on internal activities regulated by the nervous system?
Which part of the nervous system provides status reports on internal activities regulated by the nervous system?
What does the autonomic nervous system innervate besides smooth muscle and glands?
What does the autonomic nervous system innervate besides smooth muscle and glands?
What is the role of the afferent neuron in the nervous system?
What is the role of the afferent neuron in the nervous system?
Where do the cell bodies of efferent neurons originate?
Where do the cell bodies of efferent neurons originate?
What is the primary role of interneurons in the nervous system?
What is the primary role of interneurons in the nervous system?
Which class of neurons is responsible for influencing the movement of cardiac muscle (heart)?
Which class of neurons is responsible for influencing the movement of cardiac muscle (heart)?
Where do interneurons lie within the nervous system?
Where do interneurons lie within the nervous system?
What is the communication link by which the CNS controls the activities of muscles, glands, and blood vessels?
What is the communication link by which the CNS controls the activities of muscles, glands, and blood vessels?
Which class of neurons makes up the afferent division of the peripheral nervous system?
Which class of neurons makes up the afferent division of the peripheral nervous system?
What do efferent axons leave the CNS to innervate?
What do efferent axons leave the CNS to innervate?
Which type of gland is influenced by efferent output for initiation of sweating on exposure to a hot environment?
Which type of gland is influenced by efferent output for initiation of sweating on exposure to a hot environment?
What is responsible for increased secretion of insulin, a hormone that puts excess nutrients in storage following a meal?
What is responsible for increased secretion of insulin, a hormone that puts excess nutrients in storage following a meal?
