higher human 3.1

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1. Give an advantage of a diverging neural pathway.

  • It stops the signals repeating
  • It increases sensitivity to excitatory or inhibitory signals
  • It can affect more than one destination at a time.
  • It keeps the signals repeating
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2. Name the two parts of the autonomic nervous system.

  • parasynpathetic and somatic
  • symathetic and SAN
  • sympathetic and parasympathetic
  • medulla and SAN

3. What effect does the sympathetic NS have on heart rate and breathing rate?

  • keeps them the same
  • has no affect
  • Speeds them up
  • slows them down

4. which word decribes the opposing actions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic NS?

  • antagonistic
  • agonistic
  • antiparallel
  • opposites

5. what effect does the sympathetic NS have on peristalsis and digestional secretions?

  • keeps them the same
  • slows them down
  • speeds them up
  • has no affect

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