Match each of the terms with its definition or description.

a. pia mater
b. dura mater
c. cranial nerves
d. spinal nerves
e. arachnoid mater
f. dermatome
g. parasympathetic nervous system
h. sympathetic nervous system
i. acetylcholine
j. norepinephrine


1. _____ Skin surface that is supplied by a single spinal nerve

2. _____ Outermost and toughest of the meninges

3. _____ 31 pairs of these make up part of the peripheral nervous system

4. _____ “Cobweb”–like part of the meninges

5. _____ Regulates the “fight or flight” response

6. _____ Thin innermost layer of the meninges

7. _____ 12 pairs of these make up part of the peripheral nervous system

8. _____ Neurotransmitter that is released from the postganglionic axons of the parasympathetic nervous system

9. _____ Sometimes called the craniosacral nervous system

10. _____ Neurotransmitter that is released from the postganglionic axon or the sympathetic nervous system


1. f. dermatome

2. b. dura mater

3. d. spinal nerves

4. e. arachnoid mater

5. h. sympathetic nervous system

6. a. pia mater

7. c. cranial nerves

8. i. acetylcholine

9. g. parasympathetic nervous system

10. j. norepinephrine

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