BIO201: Human Anatomy and Physiology

Vocabulary
Chapter 16: Autonomic Nervous System
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abdominopelvic abdominopelvic cavity acetylcholine adrenal medulla adrenergic alimentary alpha adrenergic ANS antagonistic arrector pili autonomic ganglion autonomic nervous system autonomic reflex beta adrenergic cardiac muscle celiac ganglion chemoreceptor cholinergic ciliary muscle CNS collateral ganglion conscious cooperative

cranial nerve digestive tract dilator pupillae divergent dual innervation effector endocrine stimulation ENS enteric enteric division enteric interneuron enteric motor neuron enteric neuron epinephrine excitatory gland gray ramus communicans homeostatic hormone inferior mesenteric ganglion inhibitory L2

lacrimal gland lateral horn local reflex motor nervous system muscarinic nerve plexus neuronal stimulation neurotransmitter nicotinic norepinephrine parasympathetic parasympathetic division pelvic nerve postganglionic axon postganglionic neuron postsynaptic neuron preganglionic axon preganglionic neuron presynaptic neuron receptor reflexive salivary gland

sensory neuron SMNS smooth muscle somatic motor nervous system specificity sphere of influence sphincter pupillae spinal nerve splanchnic nerve stretch receptor superior mesenteric ganglion sympathetic sympathetic chain ganglion sympathetic division sympathetic nerve synapse T1 terminal ganglion unconscious ventral root vertebral column white ramus communicans