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1
All of the following are parasympathetic effects except
A)decreased heart rate.
B)increased stomach secretion.
C)dilation of the bronchioles.
D)constriction of the pupils.
2
The sympathetic portion of the ANS would influence which of the following while you are taking an anatomy exam?
A)your heart rate during the exam
B)cognitive processes (thought) used to formulate the answers on the exam
C)promotion of digestion of the sandwich you ate before the exam
D)movement of your pencil during the exam
E)adjustment of the ocular lens so that you can focus on the words
3
The white communicating ramus
A)carries the postganglionic sympathetic fibers to the effector organs.
B)carries sympathetic preganglionic fibers to a sympathetic chain ganglion.
C)carries sympathetic preganglionic fibers to a spinal nerve.
D)carries sympathetic postganglionic fibers to a spinal nerve.
4
Which drug is a β-blocker that inhibits the action of epinephrine and norepinephrine on the heart?
A)atropine
B)phenylephrine
C)propranolol
D)nightshade (belladonna)
5
Which part of the brain exerts the most control over the autonomic nervous system?
A)the cerebral cortex
B)the midbrain
C)the hypothalamus
D)the thalamus
E)the medulla oblongata
6
Which of the following is not a place of origin for parasympathetic preganglionic fibers?
A)sacral region of the spinal cord
B)hypothalamus
C)pons
D)medulla oblongata
E)midbrain
7
What condition is characterized by cyanosis and pain in the fingers due to extreme vasoconstriction in the digits resulting from excessive sympathetic stimulation?
A)Horner syndrome
B)Raynaud disease
C)Addison disease
D)mass reflex reaction
8
The sympathetic nervous system reduces blood flow to
A)the skin.
B)the skeletal muscles.
C)the heart.
D)the lungs.
E)the brain.
9
The collateral (prevertebral) ganglia are located
A)just lateral to the vertebral column.
B)in the walls of organs to be innervated.
C)just posterior to the vertebral column.
D)near arterial branches of the abdominal aorta.
10
The cardiac, pulmonary, and esophageal plexuses are formed by fibers of the cardiac sympathetic nerve.
A)True
B)False
11
Nicotinic receptors bind epinephrine.
A)True
B)False
12
Sympathetic nerve fibers that do not synapse in the paravertebral ganglia usually synapse instead in the collateral ganglia.
A)True
B)False
13
Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are adrenergic.
A)True
B)False
14
The sympathetic system is characterized by long preganglionic and short postganglionic fibers.
A)True
B)False
15
Cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are located in craniosacral regions.
A)True
B)False
16
A function of the autonomic fibers that run in the facial nerve is to supply the lacrimal (tear) glands.
A)True
B)False
17
The gray communicating ramus carries preganglionic sympathetic fibers to the sympathetic chain.
A)True
B)False
18
Autonomic fibers that run in the glossopharyngeal nerve supply the lacrimal (tear) glands.
A)True
B)False
19
The adrenal cortex ultimately develops from embryonic ectoderm while the medulla develops from embryonic mesoderm.
A)True
B)False
20
Which of the following is not true of the enteric nervous system?
A)Neurons are embedded in the wall of the digestive tract.
B)It innervates smooth muscles and glands.
C)Some of the fibers arise in the brainstem.
D)It regulates motility of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
E)It has its own reflex arcs.
21
Preganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic system originate in the thoracolumbar region.
A)True
B)False
22
Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine are secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to sympathetic stimulation.
A)True
B)False
23
The site of somas of postganglionic parasympathetic neurons that stimulate the pupillary constrictor is the otic ganglion.
A)True
B)False
24
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers travel through the greater splanchnic nerve to the urinary bladder.
A)True
B)False
25
Postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system that travel with spinal nerves to target organs stimulate sweat glands and piloerector muscles.
A)True
B)False
26
There is more neuronal divergence in the parasympathetic division than in the sympathetic division.
A)True
B)False







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