Chapter 11

Question 1

If SNS tone increases, PNS tone with decrease

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What neurotransmitter is released by the pre-ganglionic neuron in the parasympathetic neurons

Answer 2

Acetylcholine

Question 3

Which branch of the autonomic nervous system has the longest lasting response

Answer 3

Sympathetic

Question 4

Characteristics of the parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 4

Increased digestion
Rest and Digest
Decreased Blood pressure

Question 5

Traits of the sympathetic nervous system

Answer 5

Fight or flight
Blood flow is shifted to skeletal muscle
Increased heart rate

Question 6

Both branches of the autonomic nervous system have what

Answer 6

Receptors that have a G protein
Pre-ganglionic neuron
Post-ganglionic neuron
Effector organ

Question 7

What happens to the CNS when nicotine is in the bloodstream

Answer 7

Decreased heart rate
Decreased blood pressure
Increased number of goosebumps

Question 8

Name all the receptors and what they sense

Answer 8

• Photoreceptors – light
• Chemoreceptors - Smell
• Mechanoreceptors – Vibration
• Thermoreceptors – heat/cold
• Nociceptors - pain

Question 9

Summarize the concept of transduction

Answer 9

Converting one energy to another

Question 10

. Identify the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system

Answer 10

• Sympathetic – fight or flight

* Parasympathic – rest and digest

Question 11

Describe the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system

Answer 11

autonomic nerves and enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots or the brainstem through cranial nerves