Practice Quiz Chapter 02

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. In general, myocardial infarctions are the result of the process of ________.

. The primary components of the ________ system are individual cells that circulate in the bloodstream, though there are also fixed components such as lymph vessels and nodes, the thymus, and the spleen.

. The peripheral nervous system includes ________ fibres that transmit orders from the brain to muscles and ________ fibres that transmit information from receptors sensitive to pressure, temperature, chemicals, and pain to the brain.

. The ________ nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord.

. In general, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) ________ smooth muscle activity whereas the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) usually ________ activity.

. Most hormones are controlled by the ________, often referred to as the "master gland."

. The "executive monkey" experiment does NOT demonstrate ________.

. ________ is characterized by dizziness, weakness, and/or fainting that is not due to an external insult such as concussion or drug use or internal disease such as epilepsy.

. Those who work and study in the field of psychoneuroimmunology would say that stress appears to reduce ________ function.

. Brief stressors appear to produce an adaptive, sympathetically mediated ________ in immune function, and stressors of longer duration can lead to a cortisol-related ________ in immune activity.

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