Smooth Muscle; learn how your gut
contracts Questions and All Correct
Answers.
Which statement correctly describes how smooth muscle is controlled? - Answer Controlled
involuntarily by the autonomic nervous system
Which statement best describes the sympathetic nervous system control of smooth muscle in
the intestine? - Answer It prepares the body to be able to stress and causes a decrease in
smooth muscle tone in contractility
Which neurotransmitter is released from the parasympathetic ganglion? - Answer
Acetylcholine
Which item is responsible for transforming the mechanical forces into electrical signals? -
Answer myograph
Which nerves are preserved, and are functional and the isolated system? - Answer
Parasympathetic postganglionic fiber
How do you think epinephrine? It will affect smooth muscle contraction? - Answer
Contraction will decrease
You hypothesized that epinephrine will decrease the smooth muscle contraction is your
hypothesis, correct? - Answer Yes
Which receptors does Eppinette friend bind to? - Answer Alpha and beta receptors
What do you think will happen if we add acetylcholine to the rat intestine? - Answer Smooth
muscle contraction will increase
Is your hypothesis correct? - Answer Yes
Which enzyme degrades acetylcholine once it is released from the receptors - Answer
Acetylcholinesterase
Which part of the autonomic nervous system is being mimicked, when epinephrine is applied to
the small intestine? - Answer The symphathetic NS
contracts Questions and All Correct
Answers.
Which statement correctly describes how smooth muscle is controlled? - Answer Controlled
involuntarily by the autonomic nervous system
Which statement best describes the sympathetic nervous system control of smooth muscle in
the intestine? - Answer It prepares the body to be able to stress and causes a decrease in
smooth muscle tone in contractility
Which neurotransmitter is released from the parasympathetic ganglion? - Answer
Acetylcholine
Which item is responsible for transforming the mechanical forces into electrical signals? -
Answer myograph
Which nerves are preserved, and are functional and the isolated system? - Answer
Parasympathetic postganglionic fiber
How do you think epinephrine? It will affect smooth muscle contraction? - Answer
Contraction will decrease
You hypothesized that epinephrine will decrease the smooth muscle contraction is your
hypothesis, correct? - Answer Yes
Which receptors does Eppinette friend bind to? - Answer Alpha and beta receptors
What do you think will happen if we add acetylcholine to the rat intestine? - Answer Smooth
muscle contraction will increase
Is your hypothesis correct? - Answer Yes
Which enzyme degrades acetylcholine once it is released from the receptors - Answer
Acetylcholinesterase
Which part of the autonomic nervous system is being mimicked, when epinephrine is applied to
the small intestine? - Answer The symphathetic NS
