Anatomic Nervous System (ANS)

Question 1

The autonomic nervous system regulates the activity of the:

Answer 1

The autonomic nervous system regulates the activity of:

- Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, glands and blood vessels

Question 2

The main sensory input of the ANS comes from:

a) Chemoreceptors mechanoreceptors baroreceptors
b) Chemoreceptors thermoreceptors baroreceptors
c) Chemoreceptors proprioception baroreceptors
d) Chemoreceptors mechanoreceptors thermoreceptors

Answer 2

The main sensory input of the ANS comes from: Chemoreceptors mechanoreceptors baroreceptors

Question 3

The motor component of the autonomic NS is divided into two parts these are:

a) Central and parasympathetic
b) Peripheral and central
c) Sympathetic and parasympathetic
d) Central and sympathetic

Answer 3

The motor component of the autonomic NS is divided into two parts these are:
Sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 4

4. The division of the ANS responsible for increasing the activity of the gastrointestinal tract is
   a) Sympathetic NS
   b) Parasympathetic NS
   c) Enteric NS
   d) Central NS

Answer 4

The division of the ANS responsible for increasing the activity of the gastrointestinal tract is

Parasympathetic NS

Question 5

The division of the ANS responsible for increasing the heart rate and glucose metabolism is:

a) Sympathetic NS
b) Peripheral NS
c) Parasympathetic NS
d) Central NS

Answer 5

The division of the ANS responsible for increasing the heart rate and glucose metabolism is:
Sympathetic NS

Question 6

Parasympathetic outflow is comprised of the:

a) Thoracic and lumbar nerves
b) Thoracic and cranial
c) Cranial and sacral
d) Sacral and cervical

Answer 6

Parasympathetic outflow is comprised of the:

Cranial and sacral

Question 7

The Sympathetic nervous system arises from the spinal cord at the level of:

a) T1 – L2
b) C5 - L2
c) T1 - L5
d) T1 - T12

Answer 7

The Sympathetic nervous system arises from the spinal cord at the level of:
T1 – L2

Question 8

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter is stored in synaptic vesicles and released across the synaptic cleft by a process called:

a) Endocytosis
b) Exocytosis
c) Circulating
d) Diffusion

Answer 8

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter is stored in synaptic vesicles and released across the synaptic cleft by a process called: exocytosis

Question 9

What are the two main neurotransmitters used by the sympathetic NS?

a) Cortisol and norepinephrine
b) Norepinephrine and epinephrine
c) Cortisone and cortisol
d) Dopamine and adrenalin

Answer 9

Norepinephrine and epinephrine are the two main neurotransmitters used by the sympathetic NS.

Question 10

What is the main neurotransmitter used by the parasympathetic NS?

a) Norepinephrine
b) Adrenaline
c) Acetylcholine
d) Epinephrine

Answer 10

Acetylcholine is the main neurotransmitter used by the parasympathetic NS

Question 11

The vagus nerve (x cranial) is responsible for:

a) Increasing heart rate
b) Regulating heart rate
c) Decreasing heart rate
d) Stopping heart rate

Answer 11

The vagus nerve (x cranial) is responsible for decreasing heart rate

Question 12

Pathways within the spinal cord between the body and brain are referred to as:

a) Tracts
b) Tunnels
c) Lumens
d) Cavities

Answer 12

Pathways within the spinal cord between the body and brain are referred to as: tracts

Question 13

The Anterior Spinothalamic tract convey the sensory impulses from _______ and _____ to the brain.

a) Crude touch and tickle
b) Fine touch and tickle
c) Pain and temperature
d) Pain and itch

Answer 13

The Anterior Spinothalamic tract convey the sensory impulses from crude touch and tickle to the brain.

Question 14

The primary somatosensory area of the cortex does not receive information from:

a) Face, lips and throat
b) Hands, lips and feet
c) Face, intestines and hands
d) Throat, face and feet

Answer 14

The primary somatosensory area of the cortex does not receive information from:

Face, intestines and hands

Question 15

Hair root plexuses detect movements on the:

a) Nostrils
b) Lungs
c) Skin surface
d) Digestion

Answer 15

Hair root plexuses detect movements on the skin surface

Question 16

The Parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are _________.

a) Short
b) Long
c) Thick
d) Thin

Answer 16

The Parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are short

Question 17

The Sympathetic preganglionic neurons are ___________.

a) Long
b) Short
c) Thick
d) Thin

Answer 17

The Sympathetic preganglionic neurons are

short

Question 18

Spindle cells send information to the central NS monitoring the ______________ of a muscle.

Answer 18

Length.

Spindle cells send information to the central NS monitoring the length of a muscle.

Question 19

Golgi tendon organs send information to the central NS monitoring the ________________ of a muscle.

Answer 19

Tension.

Golgi tendon organs send information to the central NS monitoring the tension of a muscle.

Question 20

I am involved in the fight flight mechanism of the body, I am the ________________ nervous system.

Answer 20

Sympathetic.

I am involved in the fight flight mechanism of the body, I am the sympathetic nervous system.

Question 21

I am involved in rest and digestion mechanism of the body, I am the ____________ nervous system.

Answer 21

Parasympathetic.

I am involved in rest and digestion mechanism of the body, I am the parasympathetic nervous system.