Exam 20: The Autonomic Nervous System

The sympathetic pathway has preganglionic fibers and postganglionic fibers.

The function of the parasympathetic nervous system is _ .

The preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system are located in the .

Which structure is innervated only by the sympathetic division of the ANS?

Rami communicantes contain axons from .

The neurons found in the sympathetic chain ganglia are _ neurons.

The following structures are innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the ANS.

This division of the ANS increases motility and secretion in the digestive tract.

The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is also called the _ division.

Drugs that mimic the action of norepinephrine are likely to affect _.

This is a parasympathetic ganglion.

The preganglionic axons of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons are _.

The motor neurons of this division of the nervous system are located in the brain stem or ventral horns of the spinal cord and send their axons directly to muscles.

What is true of the autonomic nervous system that makes it different from the somatic nervous system?

The postganglionic axons of sympathetic neurons are _ .

The ganglia of the parasympathetic division of the ANS are located .

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) _ _.

The second neuron of the two-neuron chain in the ANS is called the neuron.

This division of the ANS increases both the rate and force of contraction of the heart.

The galvanic skin response or electrodermal activity (EDA) test measures .