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Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Autonomic nervous system
Fight or flight
Rest and digest
100
The main function of the Sympathetic Nervous System is to engage the body in...
What is the fight or flight response
100

The Parasympathetic Nervous System does not use acetylcholine as it's primary neurotransmitter. True or False?

What is False

100

Which division has the anatomical name the "thoracolumbar division?" 

What is the sympathetic division? 

100

The pre-ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers arise from which regions of the central nervous system? 

What are the thoracic and lumbar divisions?

100

What is the primary parasympathetic nervous system nerve? 

The vagus nerve

200

The Sympathetic Nervous System has pre-ganglionic neurons that innervate which gland? 

The adrenal gland (specifically the adrenal medulla) 

200

The Parasympathetic Nervous System's preganglionic neurons arise from which regions of the central nervous system?

What are the cranial and sacral regions? 

200

Hypertension can result from the overuse of which division of the ANS? 

Sympathetic division

200
The pupil of the eye does what during a fight or flight response?
What is dilate
200

Name an action of the vagus nerve

It can decrease HR, increase digestive activities by innervating the small intestine and decrease breathing rate by innervating the lungs.

300

True of False the neurotransmitter that is secreted by sympathetic post-ganglionic fibers is NE in order to cause the fight or flight actions on the target tissues? 

True

300

What neurotransmitter is released from the post-ganglionic neurons of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? 

Acetylcholine

300

The Regulation of blood vessel diameter is primarily controlled by which division? 

The sympathetic nervous system

300

True or False and if false justify your reasoning: Parasympathetic tone is responsible for dilating the pupils. 

What is false, sympathetic tone is responsible for dilating the pupils

300

In order to activate the rest and digest activity, which neurotransmitter is secreted by the post-ganglionic neuron?

Acetylecholine

400
What neurotransmitter is released by the pre-ganglionic neurons in the process to engage in the fight or flight response?
What is acetylcholine
400
The parasympathetic system specifically is responsible for stimulation of "rest-and-digest" activities that occur when the body is at rest, salivation, lacrimation (tears), and digestion. True or false?
What is True
400
Cranial nerves are part of the PNS. True or false?
What is True
400

Name a tissue that is only innervated by the sympathetic division? 

Blood vessels, adrenal medulla, sweat glands, kidneys, erector pili muscles

400

True or false: The parasympathetic division innervates the adrenal medulla? 

False

500

What is the name of the structure where the ganglions of the thoracolumbar division exist? 

What is the para-vertebral sympathetic trunk 

500

Name two cranial nerves that are apart of the parasympathetic nervous system 

 CN III, CN VII, CN IX, CN X (oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus)

500

Resting Heart rate is maintained by which division of the ANS?

What is the parasympathetic division

500
What is an example of an action of a tissue that is uniquely innervated by the sympathetic division? 

ex) adrenal medulla will secrete NE

500

Which nerve (pre or post) is longer in the parasympathetic division? 

Pre-ganglionic nerve fiber is longer