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Chapter 15: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflexes


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Chapter 15: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflexes

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nerve

505

endoneurium

505

nerve fascicle

505

perineurium

505

epineurium

505

somatosensory neuron

507

mixed nerve

507

sensory nerve

507

motor nerve

507

cranial nerve

508

spinal nerve

516

dorsal root

516

ventral root

516

dorsal root ganglion

516

dorsal ramus

518

ventral ramus

518

meningeal branch

518

intercostal nerve

518

cervical plexus

518

brachial plexus

518

lumbar plexus

518

sacral plexus

518

coccygeal plexus

518

dermatome

524

reflex

525

somatic reflex

525

visceral reflex

525

spinal reflex

525

reflex arc

525

muscle spindle

526

intrafusal fiber

527

extrafusal fiber

527

primary afferent fiber

527

secondary afferent fiber

527

g motor neuron

527

a motor neuron

527

stretch reflex

527

tendon reflex

527

monosynaptic reflex arc

527

reciprocal inhibition

528

flexor reflex

528

polysynaptic reflex arc

529

crossed extensor reflex

529

ipsilateral reflex arc

530

contralateral reflex arc

530

intersegmental reflex arc

530

Golgi tendon organ

530

Golgi tendon reflex

530

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

531

preganglionic neuron

532

postganglionic neuron

532

sympathetic division

532

parasympathetic division

533

thoracolumbar division

533

sympathetic chain

533

white communicating ramus

533

gray communicating ramus

533

mass activation

535

sympathetic nerves

535

cardiac nerves

535

splanchnic nerve

536

collateral ganglion

536

abdominal aortic plexus

536

celiac ganglion

536

superior mesenteric ganglion

536

inferior mesenteric ganglion

536

adrenal glands

536

adrenal cortex

537

adrenal medulla

537

craniosacral division

537

terminal ganglion

537

intramural ganglion

537

cardiac plexus

539

pulmonary plexus

539

esophageal plexus

539

vagal trunks

539

pelvic splanchnic nerves

539

inferior hypogastric plexus

539

pelvic nerves

539

cholinergic fiber

540

adrenergic fiber

540

cholinergic receptor

540

adrenergic receptor

540

nicotinic receptor

540

muscarinic receptor

540

a-adrenergic receptors

541

ß-adrenergic receptors

541

dual innervation

541

antagonistic effects

541

cooperative effects

541

sympathetic tone

541

vasomotor tone

541

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