Exam 22: Autonomic Nervous System

Explain in general, what the function of the sympathetic nervous system is.

Sensory neurons can operate in autonomic reflex arcs.

A short postganglionic neuron is a characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system.

Alpha receptors bind with:

Match each term with its description or definition. -Informal term used to describe the response of the body to parasympathetic nervous system stimulation

"Fight-or-flight" physiological changes include all of the following except:

The gray rami of the spinal nerve are sympathetic fibers, and the white rami are parasympathetic fibers.

Preganglionic neurons conduct impulses from the brain or spinal cord to an autonomic ganglion.

Sympathetic responses generally have widespread effects on the body because:

The autonomic nervous system regulates subconscious body functions.

Monoamine oxidase is an enzyme that enhances the action of norepinephrine.

Explain the ways in which sympathetic postganglionic neurons travel to their effector organs. Compare the relative length between sympathetic pre- and postganglionic neurons.

Match each term with its description or definition. -Neurotransmitter released by cholinergic fibers

Match each term with its description or definition. -One type of receptor stimulated by acetylcholine

The parasympathetic nervous system is also called the craniosacral division.

Blood vessels in both digestive organs and skeletal muscles are dilated by sympathetic stimulation.

Which of the following is not an example of sympathetic stimulation?

A short postganglionic neuron is a characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Explain the function of monoamine oxidase as related to the autonomic nervous system.

Nicotinic receptors are located on the dendrites of all preganglionic neurons of both the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions.