Exam 16: Autonomic Nervous System

Consider the two statements and use the following key to choose your answer. -(1) the number of sympathetic impulses produced when a person is angry (2) the number of sympathetic impulses produced when a person is relaxed

The thoracolumbar division is another name for the _____ division of the ANS.

When norepinephrine binds to adrenergic receptors,

Which of the following is NOT an effect of parasympathetic action?

Match the phrase to either the sympathetic or parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. -provides more extensive innervation of G.I. Tract

What part of the CNS integrates thoughts and emotions to produce ANS responses?

The ________________ division of the ANS functions mainly to prepare the body for energy-expending, stressful situations.

Preganglionic fibers from the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord are part of the ____ division of the ANS.

Which of the following is NOT a means of parasympathetic innervation of effectors?

Consider the two statements and use the following key to choose your answer. -(1) the number of sympathetic neurons that innervate sweat glands (2) the number of parasympathetic neurons that innervate sweat glands

The enteric nervous system can monitor and control digestive functions independently of the CNS.

Which of the following occurs when the parasympathetic system is stimulated?

-The figure illustrates the parasympathetic division. What does "C" represent?

Consider the following situation: Sympathetic preganglionic axons enter a sympathetic chain ganglia. In order for these axons to reach collateral ganglia, they must now travel through

The membranes of all postganglionic neurons in autonomic ganglia have

Match the phrase to either the sympathetic or parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. -provides innervation to blood vessels in skeletal muscles

If acetylcholine binds to muscarinic receptors,

-Identify structure "A" on the top diagram.

Parasympathetic preganglionic axons from the sacral region of the spinal cord course through ____ nerves that innervate the ____.

Match the characteristic with the correct nervous system. -acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter substance