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The Peripheral Nervous System Questions & Detailed Answers
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- Peripheral nervous system
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- Stanford University
The Peripheral Nervous System Questions & Detailed Answers
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The Peripheral Nervous System Questions &Detailed Answers
Which best describes the sympathetic nervous system? - ANS fight or flight
Which statement explains the difference between a nerve that is connected to the
skin and a nerve that is connected to a muscle? - ANS The nerve that is connected
to skin receives stimuli information from the external environment; the nerve that
is connected to a muscle receives processed stimuli information from the brain.
Read the passage below.
Prior to the 1970s, scientists believed that new neurons could not be generated in
adult brains. In the 1970s, Dr. Goldman and Dr. Nottbohm discovered that
hormones injected in adult songbirds could cause female songbirds to develop
new neurons.
Which statement best exemplifies the scientific principal that occurred in this
case? - ANS New experiments can affect previous scientific explanations.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are both a part of which
division of the nervous system? - ANS autonomic nervous system
Which autonomic system is most likely to be dominant while someone is in a
stressful situation? - ANS sympathetic nervous system
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