Exam 15: Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System

When norepinephrine is released from postganglionic neurons,its targets are

Which system has long preganglionic axons and therefore ganglia that are relatively far from the central nervous system

When an effector receives input from both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic divisions,it is said to have ________ innervation.

Parasympathetic ______________ axons are longer than their counterparts in the sympathetic division.

Nicotinic receptors bind

The sympathetic division pathway that results in innervation of the pelvic organs has its spinal cord segment origin in

The superior mesenteric ganglion of the sympathetic branch of the ANS is adjacent to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery.

When neurotransmitter binds to muscarinic receptors on smooth muscle cells in the gastrointestinal tract,

The "fight-or-flight" system is the __________ nervous system.

The parasympathetic postganglionic axons that travel to the pupillary constrictor muscle result in pupil ________ when the eye is exposed to bright light.

Which autonomic plexus consists of postganglionic sympathetic axons that come off the cervical and thoracic sympathetic trunk ganglia,as well as preganglionic axons from the vagus nerve

Postganglionic axons from the celiac ganglion innervate the

The preganglionic axons of CN VII extend to the

Once inside the sympathetic trunk,the sympathetic preganglionic axons

Tear secretions are governed by parasympathetic fibers within which cranial nerve

From which part of the CNS do parasympathetic preganglionic axons of CN VII emerge

The sympathetic trunk ganglia are primarily composed of

Autonomic _________ are collections of sympathetic postganglionic axons and parasympathetic preganglionic axons,as well as some visceral sensory axons.

Which type of pathway does this diagram illustrate

All ANS preganglionic axons release _____________ as their neurotransmitter.