Exam 15: The Autonomic Nervous System

Which disorder is characterized by an exaggerated response of the sympathetic division of the ANS that occurs in most individuals with spinal cord injury at or above T6?

What type of neurotransmitter is used by the pathway shown in the figure?

Which of the following types of adrenergic receptors are found on cardiac muscle fibers where their activation stimulates increased force and rate of contraction of the heart?

Which of the following is NOT a parasympathetic terminal ganglion?

Where is the cardiac plexus in the figure?

Which endocrine gland is directly innervated by sympathetic preganglionic axons?

Where is the renal ganglion and renal plexus in the diagram?

Which disorder involves the loss of sympathetic innervation to one side of the face due to inherited mutation,injury or disease?

Based on your knowledge of ANS receptors,explain how beta blockers are able to manage conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure)?

Which of the following does NOT describe the parasympathetic division of the ANS?

Where is the left vagus (X)nerve in the diagram?

Parasympathetic innervation of the liver occurs through

The chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla possess what type of receptor that makes them responsive to the ACh released by preganglionic sympathetic neurons?

Which of the following are structures containing sympathetic preganglionic axons that connect the anterior ramus of the spinal nerve with the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk?

Which of the following is NOT a sympathetic prevertebral ganglion?

Autonomic tone is regulated by the

Explain how blood flow to tissues changes during the fight-or-flight response.

Interoceptors are found in

Postganglionic neurons from the otic ganglion supply the

Which of the following types of adrenergic receptors are only found in brown adipose tissue where their activation stimulates heat production?