Exam 14: The Autonomic Nervous System

The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the ANS have the same effect on most body organ systems.

Which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation?

The parasympathetic ganglion that serves the eye is the .

Once a sympathetic preganglionic axon reaches a trunk ganglion, it can do all but which one of the following?

Events recorded in a lie detector examination are controlled by the sympathetic division.

The route of major parasympathetic outflow from the head is via the .

Because many of the same cardiac cells are innervated by both parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers, the influence of the two divisions on the heart is synergistic.

Acetylcholine is the substance released by the axonal endings of the somatic efferent fibers and by the parasympathetic nerve fiber endings.

Sympathetic division stimulation causes .

Figure 14.1Using Figure 14.1, match the following: -Cell body of ANS postganglionic neuron.

Cranial nerves VII, IX, and X contain postganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system.

The secretions of the adrenal medulla act to supplement the effects of .

All visceral organs receive dural innervation from both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the ANS.

Figure 14.1Using Figure 14.1, match the following: -Myelin sheath.

The parasympathetic tone .

Figure 14.1Using Figure 14.1, match the following: -Carla was startled by an extremely loud bang that sounded like a gunshot. Her heartbeat accelerated rapidly. When she found that the noise was only a car backfiring, she felt greatly relieved but her heart kept beating heavily for over half an hour. Why did this happen?