1. Review: the parasympathetic system is all about what?
Conserving energy / rest and digest
The sympathetic nervoussystem primarily servesto protect an individual by doing which
of the following? (select all that apply)
A. Decreasing mucous production
B. Increasing blood sugar levels
C. Increasing body temperature
D. Decreasing sweat excretion
E. Increasing blood pressure
2. Review: the sympathetic system is all about what?
Mobilizing energy stores / fight or flight
a. Name three examples of this:
i. Increase BG levels
ii. Decrease insulin stores
iii. Redirect blood to major organs
3. Which characteristic isthe most critical index of nervoussystem dysfunction?
LOC
a. Why?
Indicatesimprovement or deterioration
4. Thought and goal-oriented behaviors are functions of which area of the brain?
Pre-frontal lobe
a. What four things is it responsible for?
i. concentration
ii. Short term memory
iii. Thought
iv. Limbic areas/emotional areas
5. Where is the region responsible for the motor aspects?
Brco area
i. Why is it special?
Only region that affectsspeech
6. Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases are associated with defects in which area of the
brain?
Basal ganglia
7. Maintenance of a constant internal environment and the implementation of behavioral
patterns are the main functions of which area of the brain?
Hypothalamus
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