Question 1

The adrenal medulla is considered by some to be a "misplaced" sympathetic ganglion since embryologically,they arise from the same tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the following:
-Increases blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathetic
B)  Parasympathetic

Question 3

Match the following:
-Stimulates ciliary muscles of the eye,which makes the lens bulge for close vision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathetic
B)  Parasympathetic

Question 4

Match the following:
-Maintenance functions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathetic
B)  Parasympathetic

Question 5

The effect of beta-blocker drugs (block beta-receptors)is to decrease blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a plexus of the vagus (X) nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)   pulmonary
B)   esophageal
C)   cardiac
D)   inferior hypogastric

Question 7

Visceral reflexes include the reflexes that empty the bladder and the rectum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT describe the ANS?

Accepted Answer

A)   a system of motor neurons that innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands
B)   a system of motor neurons that innervates all muscle cells
C)   general visceral motor system
D)   involuntary nervous system

Question 9

Carla was startled by an extremely loud bang that sounded like a gunshot.Her heartbeat accelerated rapidly.When she found that the noise was only a car backfiring,she felt greatly relieved but her heart kept beating heavily for over half an hour.Why did this happen?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

A mugger steals your wallet causing all of the following to happen EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   inability to read close-up print
B)   increased glucose uptake to the liver from blood
C)   increased rate and force of heartbeat
D)   increased metabolic rate

Question 11

Norepinephrine-releasing fibers are called cholinergic fibers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The craniosacral division is another name for the parasympathetic division.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cardiovascular effects of the sympathetic division include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   weak dilation of the blood vessels of skeletal muscles during exercise
B)   increase of heart rate and force
C)   dilation of the blood vessels serving the skin and digestive viscera
D)   constriction of most blood vessels

Question 14

The autonomic and somatic nervous systems are two separate systems that work totally independent of each other and lack any functional overlap.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Over 90% of all parasympathetic fibers are derived from cranial nerves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   VII (facial) 
B)   XII (hypoglossal) 
C)   V (trigeminal) 
D)   X (vagus)

Question 16

Which is a uniquely sympathetic function?

Accepted Answer

A)   regulation of pupil size
B)   regulation of respiratory rate
C)   regulation of body temperature
D)   regulation of cardiac rate

Question 17

Match the following:
-Secreted by most postganglionic sympathetic fibers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norepinephrine (N
E)  
B)  Acetylcholine (ACh)

Question 18

Match the following:
-Active after you have eaten a meal.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathetic
B)  Parasympathetic

Question 19

Match the following:
-Decreases heart rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathetic
B)  Parasympathetic

Question 20

Raynaud's disease ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is frequently life threatening
B)   is induced by heat stress
C)   occurs primarily in association with injury to the spinal cord
D)   is characterized by exaggerated vasoconstriction in the extremities

Exam 14: The Autonomic Nervous System

Match the following: -Increases blood pressure.

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Visceral reflexes include the reflexes that empty the bladder and the rectum.

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Which of the following is NOT a plexus of the vagus (X) nerve?

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Which is a uniquely sympathetic function?

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A mugger steals your wallet causing all of the following to happen EXCEPT ________.

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The adrenal medulla is considered by some to be a "misplaced" sympathetic ganglion since embryologically,they arise from the same tissue.

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The effect of beta-blocker drugs (block beta-receptors)is to decrease blood pressure.

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Carla was startled by an extremely loud bang that sounded like a gunshot.Her heartbeat accelerated rapidly.When she found that the noise was only a car backfiring,she felt greatly relieved but her heart kept beating heavily for over half an hour.Why did this happen?

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Match the following: -Maintenance functions.

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Match the following: -Stimulates ciliary muscles of the eye,which makes the lens bulge for close vision.

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Norepinephrine-releasing fibers are called cholinergic fibers.

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The autonomic and somatic nervous systems are two separate systems that work totally independent of each other and lack any functional overlap.

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Raynaud's disease ________.

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Match the following: -Active after you have eaten a meal.

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Match the following: -Decreases heart rate.

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Cardiovascular effects of the sympathetic division include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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Over 90% of all parasympathetic fibers are derived from cranial nerves ________.

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Match the following: -Secreted by most postganglionic sympathetic fibers.

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Which of the following does NOT describe the ANS?

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The craniosacral division is another name for the parasympathetic division.

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