EXAM #1

Question 1

What are the two types of muscle effected by the ANS

Answer 1

Cardiac muscle and smooth muscle

Question 2

Where are the control centers for the ANS

Answer 2

Brainstem/ medulla oblongata
Hypothalamus
Spinal cord

Question 3

What are the names of the 3 ganglia associated with the Sympathetic Division superior to inferior

Answer 3

Celiac ganglion
Super Mesentric ganglion
Inferior Mesentric Ganglion

Question 4

Has long preganglionic fibers and short postganglionic fibers

Answer 4

Parasympathetic division

Question 5

Has short pre-ganglionic fibers and long post ganglionic fibers

Answer 5

Sympathetic and sympathetic to skin

Question 6

what are the three hormones released by the adrenal medulla

Answer 6

epinephrine
norepinephrine
dopamine

Question 7

What is the function of renin? Where is it released from?

Answer 7

Renin is an enzyme which activates EPO and is released during periods of hypoxia

Question 8

What are the 3 chemical classifications of hormones

Answer 8

Amino acid derivative
Protein/peptide
Lipid derivative

Question 9

What are the two hormones released by the posterior pituitary gland

Answer 9

ADH and OT

Question 10

Where are the ganglia located for the parasympathetic system?

Answer 10

Inside the wall of the target

Question 11

What is the general name of the ganglia for the parasympathetic division and where are these ganglia located?

Answer 11

Terminal ganglia or intramural ganglia
In the wall of the organ!

Question 12

Where are red blood cells made

Answer 12

bone marrow

Question 13

From what cells are red blood cells made

Answer 13

from stem cells called hemocytoblasts

Question 14

what is the primary protein composition of a red blood cell

Answer 14

hemoblobin

Question 15

what is the function of hemoglobin

Answer 15

carry o2 and co2

Question 16

what is the life span of a red blood cell

Answer 16

120 days

Question 17

what is the 3D structure of a red blood cell

Answer 17

biconcave disc

Question 18

the process of making blood is called

Answer 18

hemopoiesis

Question 19

Autonomic Tone in the ANS is

Answer 19

normal background rate of activity

Question 20

Using Autonomic Tone, the parasympathetic system

Answer 20

maintains smooth muscle tone in intestines and hold resting hr down to 70-80 bpm

Question 21

Using Autonomic tone the sympathetic division

Answer 21

maintains blood pressure

Question 22

Blood vessels only innervated by

Answer 22

sympathetic division

Question 23

What are the two types of muscle that are effected by the ANS?

Answer 23

smooth muscle and cardiac muscle