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Physiology Exam 2 (120+ Q&A) – Nervous System, Receptors, Senses, Synapses | BIO, 2025/2026 UCF

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This complete study guide contains over 120 accurate and graded questions with answers for Physiology Exam 2, specifically covering the nervous system and sensory physiology. Aligned with the 2025/2026 curriculum, this resource thoroughly explores the autonomic nervous system (ANS), central and peripheral nervous system (CNS/PNS), synaptic transmission, sensory receptors, and special senses. Key topics include: Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): Structure and function of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, neurotransmitters (ACh, norepinephrine), adrenergic and cholinergic receptors, ganglia, and adrenal medulla function Neural pathways and synapses: Preganglionic/postganglionic neurons, neurotransmitter types (e.g., dopamine, glycine, glutamate), electrical vs. chemical synapses Sensory physiology: Mechanoreceptors, nociceptors, chemoreceptors, photoreceptors, and their pathways (dorsal column, anterolateral) Special senses: Vision (retina, rods/cones, optic disc, color blindness), hearing (cochlea, organ of Corti, auditory transduction), balance (semicircular canals, utricle/saccule, vertigo), taste, and smell Neuroanatomy & CNS cells: Astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, Schwann and satellite cells, their roles in myelination, CNS injury, and immune response Clinical terms and disorders: Pheochromocytoma, multiple sclerosis, glioma, glaucoma, anosmia, otitis media, visual agnosia, and more Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) & CSF: Permeability, solute differences, protective roles, and transport of drugs Neurotrophic factors: NGF, BDNF, GDNF, NT-3 and their relevance in neural development and regeneration Ideal for students in: Human Physiology, Pre-Med, Biology, and Neuroscience Nursing, Physician Assistant, and Medical School programs Health sciences and Anatomy & Physiology courses focused on neurophysiology Anyone preparing for a comprehensive midterm or final in nervous system and sensory function Keywords: autonomic nervous system, CNS, PNS, neurotransmitters, sensory receptors, ganglia, adrenergic receptors, cholinergic receptors, dorsal column, pain fibers, retina, cochlea, vestibular system, astrocytes, BBB, synapses, taste, smell, otitis media, neuroglia, neurotrophic factors

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Autonomic Nervous System - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔composed of

parasympathetic nervous system and sympathetic nervous system


purpose of the autonomic nervous system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔exerts control

over the functions of many organs and tissues in the body


What does the ANS innervate? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔smooth muscle, cardiac

muscle, glands


What pathways does ANS have? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔afferent and efferent

,Location of efferent fibers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔have their cell bodies in the

spinal cord


Where doe efferent fibers reach? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the sympathetic ganglia

on both sides of the vertebral column


Where do the parasympathetic efferents reach? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔on the

ganglia at or near the organs


function of sympathetic nervous system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔"Fight or Flight"

Reactions for emergencies, Expenditure of Energy


function of parasympathetic nervous system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Control the

body's response while at rest.


Pheochromocytoma - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a benign tumor of the adrenal

medulla that causes the gland to produce excess epinephrine


Organization of the autonomic nervous system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1.

Synapses between neurons are made in the autonomic ganglia.

2. pre-ganglionic neurons have their cell bodies in the central nervous

system, and synapse in autonomic ganglia.

, 3. post ganglionic neurons of both divisions, have their cell bodies in

autonomic, ganglia and synapse on effector organs.

4. adrenal medulla is a specialized ganglion of the sympathetic nervous

system pre-ganglionic fibers, synapse directly on chromaffin cells in the

adrenal medulla.


What does chromaffin secrete? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔80% epinephrine and

20% norepinephrine

Another name for the sympathetic nervous system - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔thoracolumbar


sympathetic origin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔T1-L2 lateral horn


parasympathetic origin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cranial nerve three, cranial, nerve,

seven, cranial nerve, nine, cranial, nerve 10, and S1 to S3


Sympathetic system receptors - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Adrenergic receptors :


Alpha receptors: α-1 and α-2

Beta receptors: β-1 and β-2

Dopamine receptors: D1 and D2




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