Chapter 9, Problem 1ATP

Describe how the nervous system helps different parts of your body communicate with one another the moment you begin to pet a dog.

Which of these locations in the forebrain is the master control center for homeostasis through the autonomic and endocrine systems? a. hypothalamus b. thalamus c. amygdala Chapter 15 | The Autonomic Nervous System 691 d. cerebral cortex

What is the term used to refer to an area of the body that sends cutaneous sensory information to a single spinal cord segment?     a. Microtome     b. Somatosegment     c. Dermatome     d. Spinal region     Which chemical is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan?     a. serotonin     b. endorphin     c. dopamine     d. nitric oxide

Fill in the blank:  Effectors of a reflex arc are glands and _______________________.

A patient has had a stroke that damaged the trigeminal nerve but not the facial, glossopharyngeal, or vagus nerve.Would this individual still be able to taste the difference between hot peppers and French fries? Explain your answer

What do you mean by efferent nerves? Name the parts of body where they are present.

what type of diet pattern must be followed to have the nervous sytem function optimally

Fill in the blank:  Interneurons in a withdrawal reflex are located in the _______________________.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are very important in maintaining homeostasis in the human body. In your clinic you meet patients with either high blood pressure or low blood pressure. Explain how you will utilize either the sympathetic or parasympathetic systems to treat either a patient with high blood pressure or low blood pressure? (Take a patient with high blood pressure and describe what you will do and take a patient with low blood pressure and describe what you will do).