Module 4 sample tests Flashcards
1.Interoceptors are found in
a. blood vessels
b. visceral organs
c. muscles
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
Ans: D
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.1
1.Autonomic motor neurons regulate visceral activities by
a. increasing activities in effector tissue.
b. decreasing activities in effector tissue.
c. changing the direction of impulse conduction across synapses.
d. Both a and b
e. None of the above
Ans: D
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.1
1.The output of the ANS does NOT control
a. Exocrine glands
b. Skeletal muscle
c. Cardiac muscle
d. Smooth muscle
e. Endocrine glands
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
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1.Which of the following descriptions of a preganglionic neuron is NOT correct?
a. Has axons that exit the CNS in a cranial or spinal nerve.
b. Has myelinated axons.
c. Forms the first part of an autonomic motor pathway.
d. Has its cell body in the brain or spinal cord.
e. Forms gap junctions with postganglionic neurons.
Ans: E
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.A postganglionic neuron
a. releases neurotransmitter that binds to the effector cell.
b. is the first part of an autonomic motor pathway.
c. has its cell body in the brain or spinal cord.
d. has its axons exiting the CNS through cranial nerves.
Ans: A
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.These neurons normally have the shortest axons.
a. Somatic motor neurons
b. Preganglionic parasympathetic neurons
c. Postganglionic sympathetic neurons
d. Preganglionic sympathetic neurons
e. Somatosensory neurons.
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.Which of the following does NOT describe the sympathetic division of the ANS?
a. Ganglia primarily found in the head
b. Stimulates sweat glands
c. Synapses with smooth muscle in blood vessel walls
d. Short preganglionic neurons
e. Thoracolumbar output
Ans: A
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.Which of the following does NOT describe the parasympathetic division of the ANS?
a. Long preganglionic neurons
b. Synapses with smooth muscle in blood vessels walls
c. Vagus nerve output
d. Ganglia found near visceral effectors
e. Sacral spinal cord output
Ans: B
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.Which of the following terms is used to designate an effector that is innervated by both the paraympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the ANS?
a. Preganglionic stimulation
b. Biganglion excitation
c. Multi-autonomic output
d. Reciprocal innervation
e. Dual innervation
Ans: E
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.Which of the following is not considered a part of the prevertebral ganglia?
a. Celiac ganglion
b. Terminal ganglion
c. Superior mesenteric ganglion
d. Inferior mesenteric ganglion
e. All are prevertebral ganglia
Ans: B
Difficulty: medium
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**1.Which is not an example of terminal ganglia?
a. Ciliary ganglion
b. Pterygopalatine ganglion
c. Submandibular ganglion
d. Otic ganglion
e. All are parasympathetic terminal ganglion**
Ans: E
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.This is the largest autonomic plexus.
a. Superior mesenteric plexus
b. Renal plexus
c. Cardiac plexus
d. Celiac plexus
e. Hypogastric plexus
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.This plexus is located anterior to the fifth lumbar vertebra and supplies pelvic viscera.
a. Inferior mesenteric plexus
b. Renal plexus
c. Celiac plexus
d. Hypogastric plexus
e. Superior mesenteric plexus
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.These are structures containing sympathetic preganglionic axons that connect the anterior ramus of the spinal nerve with the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk.
a. Lumbar splanchnic nerve
b. Greater splanchnic nerve
c. Inferior cervical ganglion
d. White rami communicantes
e. Gray rami communicantes
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.These ganglia contain the cell bodies of the parasympathetic postganglionic neurons that serve the parotid salivary glands.
a. Ciliary ganglia
b. Pterygopalatine ganglia
c. Submandibular ganglia
d. Otic ganglia
e. None of the above
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 15.2
1.Which of the following neurotransmitters bind to autonomic receptors?
a. Nicotine and adrenaline
b. Muscarine and acetylcholine
c. Norepinephrine and muscarine
d. Norepinephrine and acetycholine
e. Somatin and nicotine
Ans: D
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.3
1.Acetylcholine is released by _____________postganglionic neurons and is removed______than norepinephrine.
a. Sympathetic and slower
b. Sympathetic and faster
c. Parasympathetic and slower
d. Parasympathetic and faster
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
1.Which of the following are classified as cholinergic receptors?
a. Nicotinic and adrenergic receptors
b. Muscarinic and somatic receptors
c. Adrenergic and somatic receptors
d. Nicotinic and muscarinic receptors
e. Somatic and nicotinic
Ans: D
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.3
1.Autonomic tone is regulated by the
a. medulla oblongata.
b. cerebellum.
c. cerebrum.
d. vermis.
e. hypothalamus.
Ans: E
Difficulty: medium
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1.Which of the following responses is NOT caused by activation of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?
a. Decreased heart rate
b. Airway dilation
c. Decreased pupil diameter
d. Increased digestion
e. Increased urine production
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.4
1.Which of the following does NOT contribute to the longer lasting and more widespread effects observed with sympathetic activation versus parasympathetic activation?
a. Acetylcholine is more rapidly removed from synapses.
b. Additional norepinephrine is released from the adrenal gland.
c. Greater divergence occurs in sympathetic motor pathways.
d. Blood flow to hypothalamus is decreased when sympathetic activation occurs.
Ans: D
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.4
1.Which of the following responses is NOT caused by activation of the sympathetic division?
a. Increased heart rate
b. Airway constriction
c. Decreased blood flow to kidneys and gastrointestinal tract
d. Increased blood flow to skeletal and cardiac muscle, liver and fat
e. Increased blood glucose level
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 15.4
1.A single sensory neuron can have how many modalities?
a. One
b. Dozens
c. Hundreds
d. Thousands
e. None
Ans: A
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 16.1
1.Which of the following is not an event in the process of sensation?
a. Stimulation of sensory receptors
b. Transduction of the stimulus
c. Transmission of the synapse
d. Generation of impulses
e. Integration of sensory input.
Ans: C
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 16.1