Rio Salado bio 201 exam 3 CORRECT 100%

Rio Salado bio 201 exam 3 CORRECT
100%
autonomic nervous system broken into what two systems? - ANSWERsympathetic
and parasympathetic

sympathetic nervous system responsible for what? - ANSWERfight or flight
response(stress response)

nerves of sympathetic originate in what area? - ANSWERthoracolumbar

where are sympathetic ganglia located? - ANSWERnear spinal cord

what is the ganglion function? - ANSWERhouses millions of synapses

which system has longer preganglionic fibers? - ANSWERparasympathetic

which system has longer postganglionic fibers? - ANSWERsympathetic

what two chemicals does stress use to respond? - ANSWERneurotransmitters and
hormones

what neurotransmitter is sent across ganglia to the postganglionic cell to initiate
actions? - ANSWERACH

what neurotransmitter is sent from postganglionic fibers to final synapse to initiate
action? - ANSWERnorepinephrine

what is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system - ANSWERcalm down,
digestion, all autonomic responses that don't have to do with stress .

where are parasympathetic going located? - ANSWERcloser to organs that they
effect

where do parasympathetic nerves originate? - ANSWERcranialsacral

how many meet at a ganglia? - ANSWER2

how does the sympathetic get enough energy to respond to fight or flight? -
ANSWERslows or shutsdown the parasympathetic


what hormone is released from preganglionic fibers and where is it released to? -
ANSWERAcH to adrenal glands

is norepinephrine a hormone or neurotransmitter? - ANSWERboth