Autonomic Nervous System Quiz

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What are the two parts of the nervous system mentioned in the text?

Somatic and parasympathetic

Somatic and autonomic (correct)

Autonomic and sympathetic

Sensory and motor

What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?

Dilate bronchioles and increase blood flow to muscle

Release epinephrine and norepinephrine

Dilate eyes and reduce blood flow to digestive organs (correct)

Activate sweat glands and increase blood pressure

Which ganglia are associated with the enteric nervous system in the sympathetic division?

Superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, and celiac (correct)

Thoracolumbar, celiac, and sacral

Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar

Chain, collateral, and vertebral

Where are sympathetic axons myelinated according to the text?

Before the ganglia Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the amygdala in the brain?

Influencing the hypothalamus based on emotional states Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of nicotine on blood vessels?

It increases blood pressure due to sympathetic stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What do sympatholytic drugs like Beta blockers do?

Reduce the sympathetic response Signup and view all the answers

How does the hypothalamus communicate with the forebrain?

Through the medial forebrain bundle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the sympathetic fibers activating chromaffin cells?

Release norepinephrine and epinephrine Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve carries fibers to control pupil size?

CN III Signup and view all the answers

What type of synapses are activated by acetylcholine or norepinephrine and epinephrine?

Cholinergic and adrenergic Signup and view all the answers

Which receptors are activated by nicotine and muscarine?

Nicotinic and muscarinic Signup and view all the answers

Where are varicosities located in the autonomic nervous system?

Spread through the length of the nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which receptors are present in ganglionic neurons?

Nicotinic and muscarinic Signup and view all the answers

Why are baroreceptors important for autonomic reflexes?

To regulate blood pressure Signup and view all the answers

Where do short reflexes in the autonomic nervous system produce the efferent response?

In the periphery Signup and view all the answers

What causes orthostatic hypotension?

Changes in blood pressure and heart rate when standing up Signup and view all the answers

How do most organs respond to both sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation?

They respond to whichever neurotransmitter is being released Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean for an organ to have autonomic tone?

It means one system exerts much more control than the other normally does Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of light entering one pupil making both pupils constrict?

It is an example of autonomic reflexes. Signup and view all the answers

Autonomic Nervous System Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What are the two parts of the nervous system mentioned in the text?

What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?

Which ganglia are associated with the enteric nervous system in the sympathetic division?

Where are sympathetic axons myelinated according to the text?

What is the role of the amygdala in the brain?

What is the impact of nicotine on blood vessels?

What do sympatholytic drugs like Beta blockers do?

How does the hypothalamus communicate with the forebrain?

What is the function of the sympathetic fibers activating chromaffin cells?

Which cranial nerve carries fibers to control pupil size?

What type of synapses are activated by acetylcholine or norepinephrine and epinephrine?

Which receptors are activated by nicotine and muscarine?

Where are varicosities located in the autonomic nervous system?

Which receptors are present in ganglionic neurons?

Why are baroreceptors important for autonomic reflexes?

Where do short reflexes in the autonomic nervous system produce the efferent response?

What causes orthostatic hypotension?

How do most organs respond to both sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation?

What does it mean for an organ to have autonomic tone?

What is the function of light entering one pupil making both pupils constrict?

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Autonomic Nervous System Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What are the two parts of the nervous system mentioned in the text?

What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?

Which ganglia are associated with the enteric nervous system in the sympathetic division?

Where are sympathetic axons myelinated according to the text?

What is the role of the amygdala in the brain?

What is the impact of nicotine on blood vessels?

What do sympatholytic drugs like Beta blockers do?

How does the hypothalamus communicate with the forebrain?

What is the function of the sympathetic fibers activating chromaffin cells?

Which cranial nerve carries fibers to control pupil size?

What type of synapses are activated by acetylcholine or norepinephrine and epinephrine?

Which receptors are activated by nicotine and muscarine?

Where are varicosities located in the autonomic nervous system?

Which receptors are present in ganglionic neurons?

Why are baroreceptors important for autonomic reflexes?

Where do short reflexes in the autonomic nervous system produce the efferent response?

What causes orthostatic hypotension?

How do most organs respond to both sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation?

What does it mean for an organ to have autonomic tone?

What is the function of light entering one pupil making both pupils constrict?

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