Neuro 9

Question 1

example of phasic receptors

Answer 1

light touch of clothes against our skin

Question 2

autonomic nervous system

Answer 2

involuntary control of smooth muscle, cardiac muscles, glands, and some adipose tissue

Question 3

autonomic nervous system subdivided into..

Answer 3

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 4

parasympathetic

Answer 4

rest and digest

Question 5

sympathetic

Answer 5

fight or flight

Question 6

autonomic reflex important for…

Answer 6

homeostasis

Question 7

__________ is a hallmark of the autonomic division

Answer 7

antagonistic control

Question 8

autonomic pathways consist of two…..

Answer 8

neurons that synapse in an autonomic ganglion

Question 9

preganglionic neuron

Answer 9

out towards periphery

Question 10

postganglionic neuron

Answer 10

communicates with target tissue

Question 11

__________ is common in autonomic pathways

Answer 11

divergence

Question 12

sympathetic branches originate from…

Answer 12

two ganglion chains running along side vertebral column; thoracic and lumbar regions

Question 13

parasympathetic branches originate from….

Answer 13

brainstem and exit via cranial nerves or from sacral region of spinal cord

Question 14

sympathetic branches have ______ preganglionic and ________ post ganglionic neurons

Answer 14

short, long

Question 15

parasympathetic branches have _________preganglionic and _______ post ganglionic neurons

Answer 15

long, short

Question 16

What contains 75% of all parasympatheic neurons

Answer 16

cranial nerve X (vagus)

Question 17

AUTONOMIC VARICOSITIES

Answer 17

RELEASE NEUROTRANSMITTER OVER THE SURFACE OF TARGET CELLS

Question 18

neuroeffector junction

Answer 18

contain varicosities

Question 19

Where are primary neurotransmitters Ach and norepinephrine synthesized?

Answer 19

varicosities

Question 20

Where are autonomic neurotransmitters synthesized?

Answer 20

in the axon