Autonomic Nervous System: Divisions and Functions

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What is the role of the hypothalamus?

  • Conducting pupillary reflexes
  • Regulating only the autonomic function
  • Receiving input from the limbic lobe
  • Control center for homeostatic mechanisms (correct)

Which part of the brain is responsible for emotion and memory function?

  • Medulla
  • Limbic lobe (correct)
  • Hypothalamus
  • Forebrain bundle

What happens when nicotine affects the autonomic nervous system?

  • Heart rhythm can be affected (correct)
  • Increased parasympathetic tendency
  • Vascular tone becomes less sympathetic
  • Decreased heart rhythm

Which drugs enhance adrenergic function by binding to receptors and increasing norepinephrine production and release?

<p>Cocaine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of sympatholytic drugs?

<p>Interrupt sympathetic nerve signaling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main pathway for communication in the hypothalamus?

<p>Medial forebrain bundle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System discussed in Chapter 15?

<p>Maintain homeostasis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the Autonomic Nervous System is associated with the 'fight or flight' response?

<p>Sympathetic division (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do sympathetic signals primarily come from in the Autonomic Nervous System?

<p>Thoracic and superior lumbar nerves (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ganglia are a part of the enteric nervous system in the Autonomic Nervous System?

<p>Mesenteric ganglia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fiber travels from the sympathetic ganglion to the target effector in the Autonomic Nervous System?

<p>Long, unmyelinated fiber (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do preganglionic fibers in the parasympathetic division lead to before reaching the target effector?

<p>Terminal ganglia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of synapse involves the release of norepinephrine to either an alpha or beta receptor?

<p>Adrenergic synapse (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of receptor is activated by acetylcholine in the cholinergic synapse?

<p>Ligand-gated channel (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the second signaling molecule in the adrenergic synapse?

<p>Epinephrine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of nervous system has a short reflex based on distention of the stomach?

<p>Enteric nervous system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would be the heart rate without the parasympathetic signal to slow it down?

<p>$100$ bpm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of synapse is acetylcholine released to muscarinic receptors?

<p>Cholinergic synapse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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