BIO 168 EXAM 5 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Sally sustained damage to some autonomic ganglia, thus interrupting _________ of the
visceral arc - Answers -motor response in a target cell
Autonomic motor neurons do NOT innervate - Answers -skeletal muscle cells
Somatic motor neurons innervate - Answers -skeletal muscle cells
Control of skeletal muscle is the responsibility of a - Answers -somatic motor neuron
The autonomic ganglia are located in the - Answers -PNS
The cell body of the preganglionic neuron originates in the - Answers -CNS
An _________ is found between the preganglionic neuron and postganglionic neuron of
a visceral reflex arc - Answers -autonomic ganglion
The __________ of the ANS promotes homeostasis when the body is engaged in any
type of physical work - Answers -sympathetic nervous system
___________ a neurotransmitter is released by the axon of a sympathetic preganglionic
neuron to communicate with the sympathetic postganglionic neuron - Answers -
acetylcholine
A drug known as a beta- blocker should primarily affect - Answers -heart rate
The axons of parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are - Answers -short
After a large meal the action of resting is promoted by acetylcholine a neurotransmitter
which binds to - Answers -muscarinic receptors
Most organs are innervated from both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
systems, referred to as - Answers -dual innervation
Both preganglionic and postganglionic parasympathetic neurons release acetylcholine -
Answers -at their synapse
Ejaculation is accomplished by the - Answers -sympathetic nervous system
Most organs experience dual innervation from the - Answers -sympathetic and
parasympathetic nervous systems
The________________________ can exercise control over autonomic centers if its
connection with the hypothalamus is severed - Answers -reticular formation
Sally sustained damage to some autonomic ganglia, thus interrupting _________ of the
visceral arc - Answers -motor response in a target cell
Autonomic motor neurons do NOT innervate - Answers -skeletal muscle cells
Somatic motor neurons innervate - Answers -skeletal muscle cells
Control of skeletal muscle is the responsibility of a - Answers -somatic motor neuron
The autonomic ganglia are located in the - Answers -PNS
The cell body of the preganglionic neuron originates in the - Answers -CNS
An _________ is found between the preganglionic neuron and postganglionic neuron of
a visceral reflex arc - Answers -autonomic ganglion
The __________ of the ANS promotes homeostasis when the body is engaged in any
type of physical work - Answers -sympathetic nervous system
___________ a neurotransmitter is released by the axon of a sympathetic preganglionic
neuron to communicate with the sympathetic postganglionic neuron - Answers -
acetylcholine
A drug known as a beta- blocker should primarily affect - Answers -heart rate
The axons of parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are - Answers -short
After a large meal the action of resting is promoted by acetylcholine a neurotransmitter
which binds to - Answers -muscarinic receptors
Most organs are innervated from both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
systems, referred to as - Answers -dual innervation
Both preganglionic and postganglionic parasympathetic neurons release acetylcholine -
Answers -at their synapse
Ejaculation is accomplished by the - Answers -sympathetic nervous system
Most organs experience dual innervation from the - Answers -sympathetic and
parasympathetic nervous systems
The________________________ can exercise control over autonomic centers if its
connection with the hypothalamus is severed - Answers -reticular formation
