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1
Q

The sympathetic division has [short/long] preganglionic fibers, and the parasympathetic division has [short/long] preganglionic fibers

A

Short

Long

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Sympathetic postganglionic fibers release [???] and parasympathetic postganglionic fibers release [???]

A

Norepinephrine

Acetylcholine

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3
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Sympathetic neurons originate in the [???] and [???] regions of the spinal cord

A

Thoracic

Lumbar

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4
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Parasympathetic motor neurons originate in the [???] or [???]

A

Brain stem

Sacral spinal cord

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5
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Do white rami communicantes contain sympathetic or parasympathetic fibers? Preganglionic or postganglionic?

A

Sympathetic

Preganglionic

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Do gray rami communicantes contain sympathetic or parasympathetic fibers? Preganglionic or postganglionic?

A

Sympathetic

Postganglionic (back to nerve]

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White rami go from [???] to [???] and gray rami go from [???] to [???]

A

ventral rami of spinal nerve, ganglion

Ganglion, ventral rami of spinal nerve

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Norepinephrine is a [???] when released by sympathetic postganglionic nerve and [???] when released by adrenal medulla

A

Neurotransmitter

Hormone

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