Exam 15: Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System

The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems have _________ effects on heart rate.

The arrector pili muscles receive their sympathetic innervation via the

Typically,alpha adrenergic receptors have

The second neuron in an autonomic pathway is called a _________ neuron.

The sympathetic division of the ANS is also called the thoracosacral division.

Which is false regarding the somatic nervous system (SNS)

The knee jerk reflex (when the quadriceps muscles contract after the patellar tendon is tapped)is directed by the

Parasympathetic postganglionic axons from the otic ganglion cause an increase in secretion from the parotid salivary glands.

The sympathetic preganglionic neuron cell bodies are housed in the _______ horn of the appropriate thoracolumbar regions of the spinal cord.

The sympathetic trunks are located

We lack awareness of many of our bodies' systems for maintaining homeostasis.The sensations,movements,and secretions of organs such as the heart and intestines are governed by the

Postganglionic axons of the parasympathetic branch of the ANS cause increased secretion by the lacrimal glands.

Which may be involved in an autonomic reflex

_______ nerves are composed of preganglionic sympathetic axons that did not synapse in a sympathetic ganglion.

-Which number indicates a postganglionic axon

Stimulation of $\beta$ ₂receptors in the lung causes

Which autonomic plexus innervates viscera within the pelvic region

The preganglionic axons of CN III extend to the _______ ganglion.

Which system engages in mass activation

In the brain,the ________ is the integration and command center for autonomic functions.