The Autonomic Nervous System and Homeostasis Quiz
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Which division of the peripheral nervous system includes the autonomic nervous system?

  • Somatic nervous system (correct)
  • Enteric nervous system
  • Cranial and spinal nerves
  • None of the above

    • What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

  • Responding to subconscious visceral sensations
  • Exciting or inhibiting smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
  • Operating via reflex arcs
  • All of the above (correct)

    • What is the structural composition of the autonomic nervous system?

  • Autonomic sensory neurons, integrating centers in the CNS, and autonomic motor neurons (correct)
  • Cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic sensory neurons, autonomic motor neurons, and the enteric division
  • Autonomic sensory neurons, integrating centers in the CNS, autonomic motor neurons, and the enteric division
  • Autonomic sensory neurons, autonomic motor neurons, and the enteric division

    • What is the derivation of the term 'autonomic nervous system'?

    <p>Auto- 'self; -nomic' law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do nerve impulses from autonomic sensory neurons propagate into?

    <p>Integrating centers in the CNS</p> Signup and view all the answers

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