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What is the primary function of the amygdala?
What is the primary function of the amygdala?
Which chemicals are considered exogenous?
Which chemicals are considered exogenous?
How do sympathomimetic drugs affect the sympathetic response?
How do sympathomimetic drugs affect the sympathetic response?
What is the function of the medulla in the autonomic nervous system?
What is the function of the medulla in the autonomic nervous system?
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Which division of the nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response?
Which division of the nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response?
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Where does the sympathetic division of the nervous system originate from?
Where does the sympathetic division of the nervous system originate from?
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Which type of axons are myelinated and short in the sympathetic division of the nervous system?
Which type of axons are myelinated and short in the sympathetic division of the nervous system?
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Which ganglia are associated with the enteric nervous system in the sympathetic division?
Which ganglia are associated with the enteric nervous system in the sympathetic division?
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What type of fibers run to the adrenal medulla with no synapse in a ganglia?
What type of fibers run to the adrenal medulla with no synapse in a ganglia?
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Which system is referred to as the cranial sacral system due to lacking thoracic or lumbar projections?
Which system is referred to as the cranial sacral system due to lacking thoracic or lumbar projections?
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Which cranial nerve carries fibers to control pupil size?
Which cranial nerve carries fibers to control pupil size?
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Which type of synapses are activated by acetylcholine (Ach) or norepinephrine and epinephrine?
Which type of synapses are activated by acetylcholine (Ach) or norepinephrine and epinephrine?
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What does the term 'nor' refer to in the adrenergic system?
What does the term 'nor' refer to in the adrenergic system?
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What do all ganglionic neurons have at the synapse?
What do all ganglionic neurons have at the synapse?
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What is an area of a nerve that houses neurotransmitters, spread through the length of the nerve in the autonomic nervous system?
What is an area of a nerve that houses neurotransmitters, spread through the length of the nerve in the autonomic nervous system?
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What type of reflex must synapse in the CNS?
What type of reflex must synapse in the CNS?
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What is designed to keep a steady flow of oxygen to the brain if a person stands up and changes the altitude of the head?
What is designed to keep a steady flow of oxygen to the brain if a person stands up and changes the altitude of the head?
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Where is autonomic control bilaterally, but somatic reflexes unilaterally?
Where is autonomic control bilaterally, but somatic reflexes unilaterally?
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Which organ is under a parasympathetic tone with minimal sympathetic involvement?
Which organ is under a parasympathetic tone with minimal sympathetic involvement?
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What condition involves BP and HR increasing when a person stands up and changes the altitude of their head?
What condition involves BP and HR increasing when a person stands up and changes the altitude of their head?
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