Choose the Most Appropriate Description for Each Term

question 74

Multiple Choice

Choose the most appropriate description for each term
-autonomic nervous system

• A)integrates body position, motions, balance
• B)stimulates body wall contraction in cnidarians
• C)messages from here influence sleep and wakefulness
• D)the cortical region that coordinates muscles required for speech
• E)all parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord
• F)induces skeletal muscle contraction and slows cardiac muscle contraction
• G)control center for breathing, heart rate, and reflexes such as coughing and sneezing
• H)axons of the central nervous system that are sheathed with fatty myelin
• I)often called the "emotional-visceral brain"
• J)consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
• K)membrane coverings over brain and spinal cord
• L)part of the brainstem; plays roles in reward-based learning and voluntary movements
• M)bundle of axons that connect right and left cerebral hemispheres
• N)responsible for "rest and digest" response
• O)contains centers concerned with body temperature regulation and with salt and water balance

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Definitions:

Cerebrospinal Fluid

A clear, colorless body fluid found in the brain and spinal cord, playing a key role in cushioning the brain, removing waste, and providing nutrients.

Phagocytes

White blood cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.

Bipolar Neurons

are specialized neurons with one axon and one dendrite, commonly found in sensory systems like the retina of the eye.

Dendrite

A branched extension of a neuron that receives impulses from other cells and transmits them to the cell body.