Autonomic Nervous System
Define the purpose of the autonomic nervous system.
1. Define Autonomic Nervous System:
2. What are the primary targets of the ANS?
3. What is meant by autonomic (involuntary)?
State the two autonomic nervous system subdivisions.
Name the two divisions of the ANS.
State which Autonomic Nervous System is called the “fight or flight system” and explain why.
State which Autonomic Nervous System is called the “rest and repose” or “housekeeping” system and explain why.
What neurotransmitter is used on the effector, the heart?
What neurotransmitter is used on the effector, the heart?
Which system controls secretion by the adrenal medulla – the sympathetic or the parasympathetic? What two hormones are released by the adrenal medulla?