Quiz: PNS & ANS

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Quiz: PNS & ANS
Alexandra Bozan
Quiz by Alexandra Bozan, updated more than 1 year ago
Alexandra Bozan
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Question 1

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All cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located within the CNS.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Each spinal nerve attaches to the spinal cord by means of two short roots, a ventral root and a dorsal root.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Which of the following would not be an effector of the autonomic nervous system?
Answer
  • skeletal muscles
  • blood vessels
  • sweat glands
  • the iris of the eye

Question 4

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The “fight-or-flight” reaction is a normal response in times of stress.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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A dermatome is the skin surface area supplied by a single spinal nerve.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The peripheral nervous system includes:
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  • only spinal nerves.
  • only spinal nerves and their branches.
  • only cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and their branches.
  • cranial nerves, the spinal cord, spinal nerves, and their branches.

Question 7

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The spinal nerves are connected to the spinal cord and consist of:
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  • 12 PAIRS
  • 21 PAIRS
  • 31 PAIRS
  • 41 PAIRS

Question 8

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Axon terminals, or endings, that secrete acetylcholine are called cholinergic terminals.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Sympathetic responses generally have widespread effects on the body because:
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  • they reach visceral effectors faster than parasympathetic impulses.
  • myoneural junctions contain a substance that inactivates acetylcholine.
  • preganglionic fibers are short and postganglionic fibers are long.
  • preganglionic fibers synapse with several postsynaptic fibers.

Question 10

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Which is not true about most sympathetic postganglionic neurons?
Answer
  • They are usually longer than preganglionic neurons.
  • They produce acetylcholine.
  • They produce norepinephrine.
  • They have acetylcholine receptors on their dendrites.
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