Exam 15: Autonomic Nervous System

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -First neuron in the autonomic nervous system

Nerve fibers of the postganglionic sympathetic neuron secrete ____________________ in the synaptic space between the neuron and target tissue.

Nerve fibers traveling in visceral nerves are preganglionic sympathetic fibers.

What terms describe ganglia on the surface of the aorta that innervate the abdominal viscera? (Select all that apply.)

Preganglionic sympathetic fibers that supply the smooth muscle of the body wall

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -Craniosacral nervous system

Nerve cell bodies of postganglionic nerve fibers of the autonomic nervous system are located in ____________________.

Preganglionic nerve fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system arise from nuclei in which of the following cranial nerves? (Select all that apply.)

The intermediolateral cell column is the location for all preganglionic sympathetic neurons.

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -One neuron pathway

Nerve fibers from the postganglionic parasympathetic neuron secrete ____________________ in the synaptic space between the neuron and the target tissue.

Postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers travel via ____________________ to reach their target organs.

At what level of the spinal cord are sympathetic ganglia attached to both gray and white communicating rami?

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -Collateral ganglia

Postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system can be found in which of the following ganglia? (Select all that apply.)

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -Neuron with cell bodies within a ganglion

The alternative name for the sympathetic nervous system is the ____________________ system.

Match the term with its correct description. There is only one correct answer. -Thoracolumbar nervous system

Postganglionic sympathetic nerve cell bodies are located in ____________________, attached to a spinal nerve.

What is the location of the preganglionic cell bodies for nerves of the sympathetic nervous system?