Chapter 15 - Autonomic Nervous System - Difficult Questions

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Test your knowledge of the Autonomic Nervous System with this challenging quiz! Delve into the complexities of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions and expand your understanding of their functions.

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Covers various aspects of the ANS
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Which of the following characteristics of the SNS is also true about the ANS?

No peripheral ganglia

Single neuron extends from CNS to effector

Conducts motor impulses to peripheral effectors

Each released onto all effectors

Thoracolumbar is to _____ as craniosacral is too _____.

Rami communicantes; prevertebral ganglia

Paravertebral; sympathetic trunk

Cholinergic; adrenergic

Sympathetic; parasympathetic

Any visceral motor neuron found in the CNS must be?

A ganglionic neuron

A preganglionic neuron

A secondary neuron

An upper motor neuron

Which structures are found in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divines of the ANS?

Cholinergic Axons

Intramural Ganglia

Collateral Ganglia

Pelvic splanchnic nerves

One preganglionic axon synapsing on numerous ganglionic neurons is known as?

Sympathetic Dispersion

Parallel Outlflow

Neuronal Divergence

Neuronal Convergence

Released by al somatic motor and parasympathetic axons as well as preganglionic and even some postganglionic sympathetic axons, the most common neurotransmitter is?

Acetylcholine

Norepinephrine

Epinephrine

Serotonin

The effects of ____ from the adrenal medulla last longer than those of the same chemical released b typical sympathetic postganglionic axons.

Acetylcholine

Norepinephrine

Epinephrine

Seratonin

Which cranial nerves transmit parasympathetic preganglionic axons?

III, IV, and VI

VI, VII, X and XI

IV, IX, XI, and XII

III, VII, IX, and X

The adrenal medulla pathway is very unusual in that ____ axons directly innervate the effector organs.

Parasympathetic Preganglionic

Parasympathetic Postganglionic

Sympathetic Preganglionic

Sympathetic Postganglionic

Which statement about rami communicants is false?

White rami contain mylinetated, preganglionic axons

Gray rami contain unmyelinated, postganglionic axons

More spinal nerves have gray rami than white rami

Both ANS divines contain rami comminicantes

Parasympathetic stimulation is typically.

Prolonged and widespread distributed

Brief but widely distributed

Brief and restricted to specific sites

Prolonged but restricted to specific sites

In both divisions of the ANS, ____ axons release the neurotransmitter ____.

Cholinergic; Norepinephrine

Cholinergic; Acetylcholine

Adrenergic; Norepinephrine

Although there are sympathetic synapses of both types, parasympathetic synapses are always _____, never _____.

Electrical; Chemical

Chemical; Electrical

Adrenergic; Cholinergic

Cholinergic; Adrenergic

In the sympathetic division, the ____ ganglia are paired, but the _____ ganglia are not.

Terminal; Intramural

Intramural; Terminal

Prevertebral; Sympatheic Trunk

Sympathetic Trunk; Prevertebral

The various ____ are composed mostly of ____ axons, although from different divisions of the ANS.

Splanchnic Nerves; Postganglionic

Splanchnic Nerves; Preganglionic

Autonomic Plexuses; Postganglionic

Autonomic Plexuses; Preganglionic

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