Autonomic Nervous System

both parts of your autonomic nervous system require ___ neurons to work. They are ganglia

2

your autonomic nervous system is run by ____ competing sides

2

because the ganglia appear in different parts of your body, their neurons have slightly different forms, namely the length of their ______

axons

the nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system are ______________, meaning they originate from the base of your brain and just above your tailbone

craniosacral

the structure of each of these systems is related to its____________

function

your autonomic nervous system is the branch of your peripheral nervous system that regulates the function of your ____________, controls your smooth and cardiac muscles and your glands. It's effects on these things are in no way __________

internal organs, consistent

in the sympathetic system the postgangliotic ones are much _________. The reverse is true for the parasympathetic system

longer

the ___________________ division calms you down and conserves your energy

parasympathetic

in the sympathetic system, the pregangliotic fibers are much ___________

shorter

sympathetic ganglia are found closer to your _______________ and parasympathetic ganglia are found way out from there, near or inside their effector organs.

spinal cord

the ____________ division of your autonomic nervous system sounds your internal alarm bells

sympathetic

the nerves of the sympathetic nervous system are ______________ , meaning they originate from between your thoracic and lumbar vertebrae

thoracolumbar