Chapter 1.9 (page 17)

Question 1

Give 3 examples of autonomic effector organs (tissues).

Answer 1

Cardiac muscle tissue

Smooth muscle tissue

Glandular epithelial tissue

Question 2

The Autonomic Nervous System itself has two divisions called:

Answer 2

Sympathetic nervous system (SNS): fright and flight

Parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS): rest and digest

Question 3

The Autonomic Conduction Path of the ANS involves two neurons: one coming from the CNS terminating in a __i__, and the second one which starts in the __i__ and travels all the way to the ____ii_____.

Answer 3

i. Ganglion

ii. Effector Organ

Question 4

This division of the ANS is chiefly concerned with keeping our body energy as low as possible, even as it directs vital activities such as digestion and elimination.

Answer 4

Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS)

Question 5

TRUE or FALSE:

SNS stimulation frequently imvolves the response of many organs, rather than just one organ.

Answer 5

TRUE.

(All sympathetic preganglionic axons synapse with many postganglionic neurons that terminate in many widely separated organs.)

Question 6

TRUE or FALSE:

The SNS response involves limiting blood flow to the digestive tract to make us ready for strenuous muscular work or prepare us for fight or flight.

Answer 6

TRUE.