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Review guide - Exam 4
In preparation for the upcoming exam, please be familiar with/know the following for
Chapter 15
-Compare the structural and functional differences between the somatic and autonomic
parts of the nervous system.
-Compare the neurons and other anatomical components of the autonomic nervous
system divisions.
-Describe preganglionic and postganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system.
-Compare the anatomical components of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
of the autonomic nervous system.
-Describe the neurotransmitters and receptors involved in autonomic responses.
-Describe the major responses of the body to stimulation by the sympathetic and
parasympathetic divisions of the ANS.
Chapter 16
-Describe sensations and the classification of sensory receptors (Describe the different
ways to classify sensory receptors).
-Describe the locations and functions of receptors for tactile, thermal, and pain
sensations, and for proprioception (Describe the location and function of the somatic
sensory receptors for tactile, thermal, and pain sensations).
-Identify the receptors for proprioception and describe their functions.
-Describe the components and functions of somatic motor pathways - Identify the
locations and functions of the different types of neurons in the somatic motor pathways
(Describe the characteristics of first, second and third order neurons in somatic sensory
pathways).
-Understand wakefulness and sleep as they relate to RAS.
-Recognize associated characteristics of learning and memory as integrative functions of
the cerebrum.
Chapter 17
-Describe the olfactory receptors and the neural pathway for olfaction.
-Describe the structure of the olfactory receptors and other cells involved in olfaction.
-Describe the structure of gustatory receptors and the neural pathway for gustation.
-Describe the structural and functional components of the eye and those of the vision
pathway.
-Identify and describe the accessory structures of the eye and the structural components
of the eyeball.
-Describe the processing of visual signals in the retina and the neural pathway for vision.
-Discuss image formation by describing refraction, accommodation, and constriction of
the pupil.
-Describe the structural and functional components of the ear and those of the hearing
and equilibrium pathways.
-Identify the major events in the physiology of hearing.