Autonomic/Somatic Nervous System

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Autonomic/Somatic Nervous System - Quiz

Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous Systems. Also covers somatic nervous system.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What grade do you want on this test?

    • A.

      A!

    • B.

      B!

    • C.

      C!

    • D.

      D!

    • E.

      F!

    Correct Answer
    A. A!
  • 2. 

    _____________ nervous system dominates in rest and digest.

    Correct Answer
    parasympathetic
  • 3. 

    ___________ dominates in periods of stress and activity, fight or flight.

    Correct Answer
    sympathetic
  • 4. 

    _______ innervates the GI tract, pancreas, and bladder.

    Correct Answer
    enteric
  • 5. 

    Preganglionic:CNS- ___________, _________PNS- ___________, ____________

    Correct Answer
    cell bodies, dendrites, axon, axon terminals
  • 6. 

    Postganglionic neurons, everything is in the _______.

    Correct Answer
    PNS
  • 7. 

    Postganglionic have neuromuscular junction with: ___________, __________, ____________, ______________, and ____________.

    Correct Answer
    effector organs, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, adipose tissue, glands
  • 8. 

    Preganglionic neurons and postganglionic neurons synapse at ______________.

    Correct Answer
    autonomic ganglion
  • 9. 

    Parasympathetic is synonymous with _______.

    Correct Answer
    craniosacral
  • 10. 

    Preganglionic fibers are longer in the __________ nervous system.

    Correct Answer
    parasympathetic
  • 11. 

    ________ nerve makes up the parasympathetic tract.

    Correct Answer
    vagus
  • 12. 

    Sympathetic is synonymous with ________.

    Correct Answer
    thoracolumbar
  • 13. 

    Preganglionic neuron:release ___________binds to cholinergic __________ receptorsalso considered __________, channel linked receptors_______ responses, _______ ion channels

    Correct Answer
    acetylcholine, nicotinic, ionotropic, fast, open
  • 14. 

    In postganglionic neurons, NTs are released from ____________ at the neuroeffector junction.

    Correct Answer
    varicosity
  • 15. 

    Parasympathetic postganglionic:release ___________bind to cholinergic __________also considered ________, g protein receptors_____ responses, ______ and ______ ion channelsuses __________ and _________

    Correct Answer
    acetylcholine, mucarinic, metabotropic, slow, open, close, direct coupling, 2nd messengers
  • 16. 

    Parasympathetic postganglionic has effectors on ___________ (pupil, GI tract), ___________ (heart), and _________.

    Correct Answer
    smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, sweat glands
  • 17. 

    Sympathetic postganglionic:release ___________/__________bind to _________ receptorssubtypes: alpha 1 (_____), alpha 2 beta 1 beta 2 beta 3 (_____)_______ responses, uses _________ and ___________

    Correct Answer
    epinephrine, norepinephrine, adernergic, IP3, cAMP, slow, direct coupling, 2nd messengers
  • 18. 

    The sympathetic preganglionic neuron that innervates the adrenal medulla releases _________, which bind to cholinergic ______ receptors on the postganglionic cell called __________, which triggers the release of neurohormone ________.

    Correct Answer
    acetylcholine, nicotinic, chromaffin cells, epinephrine
  • 19. 

    The receptor's affinity for ________ and ________ determine response of target tissue.

    Correct Answer
    epinephrine, norepinephrine
  • 20. 

    The _________________ is involved in emotion expressions and decision making.

    Correct Answer
    prefrontal association cortex
  • 21. 

    _____________ integrates the autonomic, somatic, and endocrine systems.

    Correct Answer
    hypothalamus
  • 22. 

    Somatic nervous system uses one type of efferent neuron, _________ neuron.

    Correct Answer
    motor
  • 23. 

    Synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber is _______________.

    Correct Answer
    neuromuscular junction
  • 24. 

    The somatic nervous system primary effector is ___________.

    Correct Answer
    skeletal muscle
  • 25. 

    _________ binds to _________ nicotinic receptors, blocking acetylcholine, therefore skeletal muscle can't ________.

    Correct Answer
    curare, cholinergic, contract
  • 26. 

    _________ stimulates release of acetylcholine at junction, induces muscle spasms and rigidity.

    Correct Answer
    latroxin
  • 27. 

    _________ inhibits release of acetylcholine, induces flaccid paralysis of skeletal muscle.

    Correct Answer
    crotoxin
  • 28. 

    ___________________ affects transmissions and produces antibodies that bind to ________ nicotinic receptors and pull them off the ____________. Symptoms include fatigue, difficulty speaking and swallowing, drooping eyelids, and limb weakness.

    Correct Answer
    myasthenia gravis, cholinergic, sacrolemma
  • 29. 

    ____________ is the plasma membrane of muscle fibers.

    Correct Answer
    sacrolemma

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