Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 86 pages
Exam (elaborations)

MTSA Advanced Physiology Test 3 questions with answers

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 86 pages

MTSA Advanced Physiology Test 3 questions with answers

Content preview

MTSA Advanced Physiology Test |\ |\ |\ |\




3 questions with answers
|\ |\ |\




big idea for tissues innervated by the autonomic nervous system
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔innervation of tissue not usually under
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


conscious control |\




examples of tissues innervated by the ANS - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔-cardiac muscle |\




-electrical fibers of the heart |\ |\ |\ |\




-smooth muscle (blood vessels)
|\ |\ |\




-glands
-visceral muscle (GI) |\ |\




number of neurons from grey matter of spinal cord to target
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


tissue in the somatic pathway - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔one
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




number of neurons from grey matter of spinal cord to target
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


tissue in the ANS - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔two (pre-ganglionic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


and post ganglionic)
|\ |\




location of cell bodies for ANS pre-ganglionic neurons - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔lateral horns of the gray matter in the spinal cord
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,regions of spinal cord with lateral horns - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔T1-L2 |\




S2-S4


location in the gray matter of somatic lower motor neurons -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anterior horn of the gray matter
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




divisions of autonomic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔sympathetic and parasympathetic |\ |\




another name for the sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔thoracolumbar division|\ |\




another name for the parasympathetic nervous system -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔craniosacral division
|\ |\ |\




rational for the name thoracolumbar - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔because the cell bodies for pre-ganglionic neurons originate in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


the lateral horns of the gray matter between T1 and L2
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




rational for the name craniosacral - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔because the cell bodies for the pre ganglionic neurons
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


originate in the brainstem and the lateral horns in S2-S4
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




cranial nerves with parasympathetic function - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔CN III, VII, IX, X |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,site of synapses between pre and post ganglionic neurons in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


sympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔sympathetic chain ganglia (most) and collateral ganglia |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




number of sympathetic collateral ganglia - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔four


in the SNS, the preganglionic neuron is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔very short |\




in the SNS the post ganglionic neuron is - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔long


in the ANS (both SNS and PNS) the preganglionic neuron is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


always... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔myelinated type B fiber
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




in the ANS (both SNS and PNS) the post ganglionic neuron is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


always - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔unmyelinated type C fibers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




are the sympathetic chain ganglia and collateral ganglia close to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


or far from the spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔close
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




in the PNS, the preganglionic neuron is - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔very long (it goes almost all the way to the target tissue)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

, site of synapses between pre and post ganglionic neurons in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


parasympathetic nervous system - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔terminal ganglia |\




in the PNS, the post ganglionic neuron is - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔VERY short |\




sometimes the PNS terminal ganglia is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔in the walls of the target tissue = VERY VERY short post
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ganglionic fiber |\




almost all tissues have both... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔SNS and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


PNS innervation
|\




ANS response is determined by... - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔whether SNS or PNS predominate |\ |\ |\ |\




even when SNS predominates is there still PNS activity? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔yes. there can be. (and the same applies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


in the other direction)
|\ |\ |\




three types of ANS pathways - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-typical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


SNS pathway
|\




-atypical SNS pathway |\ |\




-parasympathetic pathway |\

Document information

Uploaded on
August 25, 2025
Number of pages
86
Written in
2025/2026
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$23.49

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
EXAMSTUDYPLUG
4.5
(242)
Sold
382
Followers
108
Items
20774
Last sold
1 day ago


Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions