Myelin Sheath
E
Cell body of ANS preganglionic neuron
A
Cell body of ANS postganglionic neuron
C
Nonmyelinated neuron
C
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Short preganglionic, long postganglionic fibers.
Sympathetic
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Collateral ganglia
Sympathetic
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Active after you have eaten a meal
Parasympathetic
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Decreases heart rate
Parasympathetic
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Causes erection of the penis
Parasympathetic
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Stimulates ciliary muscles of the eye
Parasympathetic
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Increases blood pressure
Sympathetic
True or False
Since the ANS is a visceral motor system, afferent pathways are of no importance and actually are rarely found.
False
True or False
The rami communicantes are associated only with the sympathetic division of the ANS.
True
The gray rami communicantes consist of myelinated postganglionic fibers.
False
True or False
Splanchnic nerves are mixed motor and sensory nerves.
False
True or False
The autonomic nervous system may cause activation or inhibition, depending on the division that is active and the target that is affected.
True
True or False
The celiac ganglion is primarily associated with the sympathetic division.
True
True or False
The sympathetic chain is composed of collateral ganglia.
True
True or False
Thermoregulatory responses to increased heat are mediated by the sympathetic nervous division.
True
True or False
Most disorders of the autonomic nervous system reflect abnormalities of smooth muscle control.
True
True or False
Alpha-adrenergic effects are usually stimulatory and mediatory.
True
True or False
The adrenal medulla is considered a ʺmisplacedʺ sympathetic ganglion by some.
True
True or False
Acetylcholine is the substance released by the axonal endings of the somatic efferent fibers and by the parasympathetic nerve fiber endings.
True
True or False
Most body organs are innervated by only the sympathetic division of the nervous system.
False
True or False
Through direct neural stimulation, the sympathetic division promotes many metabolic effects via hormone release.
True
True or False
Cranial nerves VII, IX, and X contain postganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system.
False
True or False
In contrast to the parasympathetic division, the sympathetic division has numerous ganglionic neurons in the gray matter of the spinal cord.
False
True or False
Norepinephrine-releasing fibers are called cholinergic fibers.
False
True or False
The parasympathetic division is a branch of the somatic nervous system.
False
True or False
The craniosacral division is the same as the parasympathetic division.
True
True or False
The chain ganglion, like the dorsal root ganglion, contains soma from sensory neurons.
False
True or False
Most blood vessels are innervated by the sympathetic division alone.
True
True or False
The blood vessels of the skin are one of the few areas of the body where the vessels are innervated by both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
False
True or False
Events recorded in a lie detector examination are controlled by the sympathetic division.
True
True or False
All splanchnic nerves are sympathetic.
True
True or False
Splanchnic nerves pass through the abdominal aortic plexus.
True
True or False
The structures that specifically exhibit vasomotor tone are mostly under sympathetic control.
True
True or False
Since many of the same cardiac cells are innervated by both parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers, the influence of the two divisions on the heart is synergistic.
False
True or False
β-adrenergic receptors are the only receptors found on the heart.
False
True or False
Autonomic reflex centers occur in the spinal cord, medulla, and midbrain.
True