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A distinct similarity between the organization of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems is that both are…

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efferent divisions that carry motor commands

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The lower motor neurons of the SNS exert direct control over skeletal muscles. By contrast, the ANS there is…

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a synapse of visceral motor neurons, which lie between the CNS and peripheral effector

3
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The systems that coordinates cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive functions is the…

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autonomic nervous system

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The division of the nervous system that “kicks in” during periods of exertion, stress, or emergency is the…

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sympathetic division of the ANS

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Preganglionic fibers from the thoracic and lumbar segments form part of the…

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sympathetic division of the ANS

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The nerve bundle that carries preganglionic fibers to a nearby sympathetic chain ganglion is the…

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white ramus

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Sympathetic post ganglionic fibers entering the thoracic cavity can create…

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  1. an accelerated heart rate
  2. increased force of cardiac contractions
  3. dilated respiratory passageways
8
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The effect of secretions from the adrenal medulla is that they…

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last longer than those produced by direct sympathetic stimulation

9
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at their synapses with ganglionic neurons, all preganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division release…

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acetylcholine

10
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at neuroeffector junctions, typical sympathetic postganglionic fibers release…

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norepinephrine

11
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The sympathetic division can change tissue and organ activities by…

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  1. releasing norepinephrine at peripheral synapses
  2. distribution of norepinephrine by the blood stream
  3. distribution of epinephrine by the bloodstream
12
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Cholinergic postganglionic sympathetic fibers that innervate the sweat glands of the skin and the blood vessels of the skeletal muscles are stimulated during exercise to…

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keep the body cool and provide oxygen and nutrients to active skeletal muscles

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in general, the parasympathetic division of the ANS predominates…

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under resting condition

14
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Preganglionic neurons in the parasympatheitc division of the ANS originate in the…

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brain stem and sacral segments of the spinal cord

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At synapses and neuroeffector junctions, all preganglionic and postganglionic fibers in the parasympathetic division release…

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acetylcholine

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whethers a neurotransmitter produces stimulation or inhibition of activity depends on the…

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response of the membrane receptor to the presence of the neurotransmitter

17
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the two types of parasympathetic receptors that occur on the postsynaptic membranes are…

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nicotinic and muscarinic

18
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compared to sympathetic stimulation, the effects of parasympathetic stimulation are usually…

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more specific and localized

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the major effects produced by the parasympathetic division include…

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  1. secretion by digestive glands
  2. increase smooth muscle activity alone the digestive tract
  3. constriction of the respiratory passageway
20
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where dual innervation exists, the two divisions of the ANS commonly have…

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opposing effects

21
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autonomic tone is present in the heart because…

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acetylcholine released by the parasympathetic division decreases the heart rate, and norepinephrine released by the sympathetic division accelerates the heart rate

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the primary factor that determines an individual’s autonomic tone is the…

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autonomic motor neuron activity

23
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the lowest level of integration in the ANS consists of…

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visceral motor neurons that participate in cranial and spinal visceral reflexes

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coordination and regulation of sympathetic function occurs in centers in the medulla oblongata, which can be influenced directly at an additional level by activity of the…

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hypothalamus

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a visceral reflex arc consists of a receptor, a sensory neuron, a processing center , and…

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two visceral motor neurons

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visceral reflexes have the same basic components as somatic reflexes, but all visceral reflexes are…

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polysynaptic

27
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visceral reflexes provide…

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automatic motor responses

28
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when a bright light shines in the eyes, a parasympathetic reflex causes…

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constriction of the pupils in both eyes

29
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the cellular mechanism that seem to be involved in memory formation and storage include…

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  1. increased neurotransmitter release
  2. facilitation of synapses
  3. formation of additional synaptic connections
30
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the two components if the limbic system essential to memory consolidation are the…

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amygdaloid body and hippocampus

31
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a state of awareness of and attention to external events and stimuli implies…

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consciousness

32
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an important brain stem component involved in the conscious state is the…

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reticular activation system

33
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when the heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and energy utilization decline by up to 30 percent, it indicates…

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slow wave or nor-REM sleep

34
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compunds that inhibit serotonin production or block its action cause…

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severe depression and anxiety

35
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compounds that stimulate norepinephrine release in certain brain pathways can cause…

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exhilaration

36
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the most common and incapacitating form of senile dementia is…

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Alzheimers disease

37
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the axon of a ganglionic neuron is called a postganglionic fiber because it carries impulses…

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away from the ganglion

38
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the effects produced by sympathetic postganglionic fibers in spinal nerves includes…

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  1. stimulation of secretion by sweat glands
  2. acceleration of blood flow to skeletal muscles
  3. dilation of the pupils and focusing of the eyes
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the summary effects of the collateral ganglia include…

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redirection of blood flow and energy use by visceral organs and release of stored energy

40
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stimulation of alpha-1 receptors on a target cell generally cause…

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an excitatory effect

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the major structural difference between sympathetic preganglionic and postganglionic fibers is that…

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preganglionic fibers are short and postganglionic fibers are long

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the parasympathetic division innervates areas serviced by the cranial nerves and innervates…

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organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

43
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vasomotor reflexes are responsible for…

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changes in the diameter of peripheral blood vessels to maintain a normal range of blood pressure

44
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the functions of the parasympathetic division center on…

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relaxation, food processing, and energy absorption

45
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during a crisi, the event necessary for the individual to cope with stressful and potentially dangerous situations is called…

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sympathetic activation

46
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the two classes of sympathetic receptors are…

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alpha and beta receptors

47
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intramural ganglia are components of the parasympathetic division that are located…

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inside the tissues of visceral organs

48
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parasympathetic preganlionic fibers of the vagus nerve entering the abdominopelvic cavity join the_________plexus.

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celiac

49
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sensory nerves deliver information to the CNS along…

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  1. spinal nerves
  2. cranial nerves
  3. autonomic nerves that innervate visceral effectors
50
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Give examples of sympathetic reflexes.

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baroreceptor, vasomotor, pupillary dilation, and ejaculation reflexes

51
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in general, the primary results of treatment with beta-blockers are…

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  1. reducing the load on the heart and lowering peripheral blood pressure
  2. decreasing the heart rate
  3. decreasing the force of contraction of the heart
52
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a change or changes that occur in the synaptic organization of the brain due to aging are…

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  1. the number of dendritic branches decreases
  2. synaptic connection are lost
  3. the rate of neurotransmitter production declines