Choose the best answer.

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			The sympathetic nervous system reduces blood flow to __________________________
			A)	the skin.
			B)	the skeletal muscles.
			C)	the heart.
			D)	the lungs.
			E)	the brain.
6			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.
7			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.
8			What is the name of the condition that results from the lesions within the cervial ganglia, thoracic spinal cord or brainstem that interrupts sympathetic innervation of the head?
			A)	Raynaud’s disease
			B)	Achalasia of the Cardia
			C)	Horner’s syndrome
			D)	Orthostatic hypotension
9			What is the name of the defect in the autonomic innervation of the esophagus that results in impaired swallowing?
			A)	Raynaud’s disease
			B)	Achalasia of the Cardia
			C)	Horner's syndrome
			D)	Orthostatic hypotension
10			Which area of the brain does NOT control the ANS?
			A)	Limbic system
			B)	Hypothalamus
			C)	Cerebellum
			D)	Medulla oblongata
11			The sympathetic fibers to a blood vessel have a baseline excitement which keeps the vessels in a state of partial contraction called ____________________.
			A)	vasomotor tone
			B)	visceral release
			C)	somatic release
			D)	autonomic tone
12			The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of drugs on the nervous system is called ____________________.
			A)	physiology
			B)	anatomy
			C)	neuropharmacology
			D)	parasympathomimetics
13			Acetylcholine will bind to two receptor sites called ___________ and ___________.
			A)	sympathetic - parasympathetic
			B)	relaxed - contracted
			C)	secreting - non-secreting
			D)	muscarinic - nicotinic
14			Propranolol is a beta-blocker which should _____________ the heart rate.
			A)	increase
			B)	decrease
			C)	have no effect upon
15			Norepinephrine is classified as a __________________ compound.
			A)	parasympathetic
			B)	adrenergic
			C)	cholinergic
			D)	parasympathomimetics
16			The enteric nervous system mostly regulates the ________________________.
			A)	absorption of the digestive system
			B)	motility of the urinary system
			C)	breathing rate of the respiratory system
			D)	motility of the digestive system
17			What is the name of the system called that goes to the blood vessels of the skin?
			A)	Sympathetic
			B)	Parasympathetic
			C)	Both sympathetic and parasympathetic