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c. Skeletal muscle
Which of these effectors is not directly controlled by the ANS?
a. Smooth muscle
b. Cardiac muscle
c. Skeletal muscle
d. Most glands
B. dilation of the pupils
Which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation?
A. salivation
B. dilation of the pupils
C. increased peristalsis of the digestive tract
D. elimination of urine
Craniosacral region
The site of origin of the preganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system is
the _____.
a. Thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord
b. Higher brain centers
c. Sympathetic chain
d. Craniosacral region
b. NE and epinephrine are secreted into the blood as part of the sympathetic response
Sympathetic responses generally are widespread because _____.
a. Inactivation of Ach is fairly slow
b. NE and epinephrine are secreted into the blood as part of the sympathetic response
C. Preganglionic fibers are short
D. Preganglionic fibers are long
A. Occurs down an electrochemical gradient
, Which of the following characteristics is shared by simple and facilitated diffusion of
glucose?
A. Occurs down an electrochemical gradient
B. Saturable
C. Requires metabolic energy
D. Inhibited by the presence of galactose
E. Requires a sodium gradient
There is net inward current and the cell interior becomes less negative
During the upstroke of the nerve action potential:
A. There is net outward current and the cell interior becomes more negative
B. There is net outward current and the cell interior becomes less negative
C. There is net inward current and the cell interior becomes more negative
D. There is net inward current and the cell interior becomes less negative
B. Uptake of calcium into the presynaptic terminal, release of acetylcholine,
depolarization of the muscle end plate
The correct temporal sequence for events at the neuromuscular junction is:
A. Action potential in the motor nerve, depolarization of the muscle end plate,
uptake of calcium into the presynaptic nerve terminal
B. Uptake of calcium into the presynaptic terminal, release of acetylcholine,
depolarization of the muscle end plate
C. Release of acetylcholine, action potential in the motor nerve, action potential in
the muscle
D. Uptake of calcium into the motor end plate, action potential in the motor end
plate, action potential in the muscle
E. Release of acetylcholine, action potential in the muscle end plate, action potential
in the muscle
D. Myelinating the nerve
The velocity of conduction of action potentials along a nerve will be increased by:
A. Stimulating the sodium-potassium pump
B. Inhibiting the sodium-potassium pump
C. Decreasing the diameter of the nerve
D. Myelinating the nerve
E. Lengthening the nerve fiber