Question 1

Which of the following would not be a major effector of the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Skeletal muscles 
B) Blood vessels 
C) Sweat glands 
D) Iris of the eye 
A) Skeletal muscles 
B) Blood vessels 
C) Sweat glands 
D) Iris of the eye

Question 2

List four ways the body adapts itself for maximum energy expenditure during stress conditions.

Accepted Answer

During stress conditions, the body under

Question 3

Beta receptors:

Accepted Answer

A) are cholinergic. 
B) bind acetylcholine. 
C) bind norepinephrine. 
D) bind the toxin muscarine. 
A) are cholinergic. 
B) bind acetylcholine. 
C) bind norepinephrine. 
D) bind the toxin muscarine.

Question 4

Nicotinic receptors are stimulated by acetylcholine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each term with its description or definition.
-Structure that lies on either side of the spinal cord and through which preganglionic sympathetic neurons enter

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine 
A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine

Question 6

Hormones released from the adrenal medulla produce effects similar to those of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine 
A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The sympathetic nervous system is respon

Question 9

All of the following are examples of parasympathetic stimulation except:

Accepted Answer

A) contraction of the urinary bladder. 
B) relaxation of the sphincters of the digestive tract. 
C) increased salivation. 
D) increased heart rate. 
A) contraction of the urinary bladder. 
B) relaxation of the sphincters of the digestive tract. 
C) increased salivation. 
D) increased heart rate.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Propranolol is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A) beta blocker. 
B) drug used to treat irregular heartbeats. 
C) drug used to treat hypertension. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) beta blocker. 
B) drug used to treat irregular heartbeats. 
C) drug used to treat hypertension. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 12

Match each term with its description or definition.
-Nervous system that is also called the craniosacral division

Accepted Answer

A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine 
A) Sympathetic nervous system 
B) Parasympathetic nervous system 
C) Alpha receptor 
D) Nicotinic receptor 
E) Sympathetic trunk
F)Splanchnic nerve
G)"Fight or flight"
H)"Rest and repair"
I)Acetylcholine
J)Norepinephrine

Question 13

Some parasympathetic postganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in nuclei in the brainstem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A sympathetic preganglionic neuron usually synapses with only one postganglionic neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Some modified postganglionic sympathetic fibers act as endocrine glands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most effectors of the autonomic nervous system are dually innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What brain structure acts as a "connection" between the cerebrum and the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

The brain structure that acts as a "conn

Question 19

Once inside the sympathetic chain ganglion, the preganglionic fiber will always synapse with a sympathetic postganglionic neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under normal, nonstressful conditions, the parasympathetic division is dominant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Autonomic Nervous System

Which of the following would not be a major effector of the autonomic nervous system?

List four ways the body adapts itself for maximum energy expenditure during stress conditions.

Beta receptors:

Nicotinic receptors are stimulated by acetylcholine.

Match each term with its description or definition. -Structure that lies on either side of the spinal cord and through which preganglionic sympathetic neurons enter

Hormones released from the adrenal medulla produce effects similar to those of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

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

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

All of the following are examples of parasympathetic stimulation except:

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

Propranolol is an example of a:

Match each term with its description or definition. -Nervous system that is also called the craniosacral division

Some parasympathetic postganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in nuclei in the brainstem.

A sympathetic preganglionic neuron usually synapses with only one postganglionic neuron.

Some modified postganglionic sympathetic fibers act as endocrine glands.

Visceral effectors are innervated by sympathetic fibers.

Most effectors of the autonomic nervous system are dually innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons.

What brain structure acts as a "connection" between the cerebrum and the autonomic nervous system?

Once inside the sympathetic chain ganglion, the preganglionic fiber will always synapse with a sympathetic postganglionic neuron.

Under normal, nonstressful conditions, the parasympathetic division is dominant.

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