Where can you find the cell bodies of the ganglionic neurons?

autonomic ganglia

Where is the integrative center for autonomic activity located?

hypothalamus

What is the effector of the somatic nervous system pathway?

skeletal muscle

Where are the cell bodies of the upper motor neurons located?

in the primary motor cortex of the cerebrum

How many neurons comprise the somatic nervous system pathway?

two

What neuron runs from the CNS to the autonomic ganglion?

Preganglionic neuron

Which spinal region LACKS autonomic preganglionic neurons?

cervical

The statement "there is always a peripheral synapse between the CNS and the effector organ" is __________.

true for both the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems

Sympathetic innervation originates in the thoracic and upper lumbar regions of the spinal cord. What part of the autonomic nervous system is represented by this statement?

Sympathetic Divison

Which of the following effectors is supplied by neurons that synapse in the collateral ganglia?

Intestine

_________________, except the adrenal medulla, is/are supplied with neurons that synapse in the collateral ganglia.

Abdominopelvic organs

Which of the following is NOT supplied by cervical sympathetic chain ganglia?

Spleen

Sympathetic ganglionic neurons are found is all of these locations EXCEPT:

intramural ganglia

Sympathetic preganglionic neurons are located in the __________ horn of the __________ cord.

lateral; thoracolumbar

Which response is not part of sympathetic activation?

decreased muscle tone

Which of these neurotransmitters is NOT released at sympathetic neuroeffector junctions?

epinephrine

Which of these is not an action of the sympathetic nervous system?

to constrict the pupils

Which of these substances is not a neurotransmitter at a sympathetic effector synapse?

gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)

Which of the following target organs will have its parasympathetic regulation impacted by damage to the sacral region of the spinal cord?

urinary bladder

Where are the parasympathetic ganglionic synapses for the heart located?

within the heart itself

Parasympathetic outflow is ABSENT in which of these?

cervical ganglia

Which nerves contain the most parasympathetic preganglionic fibers?

vagus nerve

The parasympathetic nervous system releases __________ at ganglionic synapses, and _________ at its neuroeffector junctions.

acetylcholine; acetylcholine

Nicotine, the highly addictive plant toxin, activates nicotinic receptors in the peripheral nervous system. This means it will __________.

facilitate synaptic transmission at all autonomic ganglionic synapses

Which of these organs do NOT receive parasympathetic input?

skin

At which of the following synapses is epinephrine secreted?

Postganglionic neurons within sympathetic ganglia of the adrenal medulla

Which of these is NOT a similarity between the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems?

Both use norepinephrine

The statement "it controls heart rate" is true ________________.

for both the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous system

Which of these organs do NOT receive dual innervation?

sweat glands