A&PII-Chapter 15 & 16 Final Exam Study
Test.
Which sympathetic pathway uses the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine to prolong the effects
of the sympathetic stimulation? - CORRECT ANSWER adrenal medulla pathway
Where are the parasympathetic autonomic ganglia located? - CORRECT ANSWER close to/within the wall
of the effector
Somatic motor neurons innervate: - CORRECT ANSWER skeletal muscle fibers
Splanchnic nerves are composed of _____ sympathetic axons that did not synapse in a sympathetic
trunk ganglion. - CORRECT ANSWER preganglionic
The location of preganglionic neurons in the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
allow it to be also known as the _____ division. - CORRECT ANSWER craniosacral
The centers fro cardiac, digestive, and vasomotor functions are housed within the _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER brainstem
The autonomic ganglia of this division of the autonomic nervous system are located close to the
vertebral column: - CORRECT ANSWER sympathetic division
The _____ is the integration and command center for autonomic functions. - CORRECT ANSWER
hypothalamus
In the somatic system, a single motor neuron extends uninterrupted from the _____ to the effector
muscle. - CORRECT ANSWER spinal cord
What occurs when axons from on preganglionic cell synapse on numerous ganglionic cells? - CORRECT
ANSWER neuronal divergence
, The most superior of the prevertebral ganglia is the _____ ganglion. - CORRECT ANSWER celiac
Which division of the autonomic nervous system has long preganglionic axons and short postganglionic
axons? - CORRECT ANSWER parasympathetic division
The facial nerve arises from the _____ of the brain. - CORRECT ANSWER pons
Prevertebral ganglia are located anterior to the _____ on the anterolateral surface of the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER vertebral column, aorta
The facial nerve contains axons that exit the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER pons
White rami communicantes have a whitish appearance because they contain preganglionic axons which
are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER myelinated
Prevertebral ganglia typically cluster around the origins of the major abdominal _____ and are named
for these structures. - CORRECT ANSWER arteries
Which division of the autonomic nervous system tends to have less than 4 branches in its preganglionic
axons? - CORRECT ANSWER parasympathetic division
Which structures associated with the autonomic nervous system has a cell body located within an
autonomic ganglion in the peripheral nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER ganglionic motor neuron
The branches of the nervous system most closely associated with maintaining homeostasis is the _____
nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER autonomic
The anterior and posterior vagal trunks must pass through the _____ in order to enter the abdominal
cavity. - CORRECT ANSWER diaphragm
Test.
Which sympathetic pathway uses the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine to prolong the effects
of the sympathetic stimulation? - CORRECT ANSWER adrenal medulla pathway
Where are the parasympathetic autonomic ganglia located? - CORRECT ANSWER close to/within the wall
of the effector
Somatic motor neurons innervate: - CORRECT ANSWER skeletal muscle fibers
Splanchnic nerves are composed of _____ sympathetic axons that did not synapse in a sympathetic
trunk ganglion. - CORRECT ANSWER preganglionic
The location of preganglionic neurons in the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
allow it to be also known as the _____ division. - CORRECT ANSWER craniosacral
The centers fro cardiac, digestive, and vasomotor functions are housed within the _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER brainstem
The autonomic ganglia of this division of the autonomic nervous system are located close to the
vertebral column: - CORRECT ANSWER sympathetic division
The _____ is the integration and command center for autonomic functions. - CORRECT ANSWER
hypothalamus
In the somatic system, a single motor neuron extends uninterrupted from the _____ to the effector
muscle. - CORRECT ANSWER spinal cord
What occurs when axons from on preganglionic cell synapse on numerous ganglionic cells? - CORRECT
ANSWER neuronal divergence
, The most superior of the prevertebral ganglia is the _____ ganglion. - CORRECT ANSWER celiac
Which division of the autonomic nervous system has long preganglionic axons and short postganglionic
axons? - CORRECT ANSWER parasympathetic division
The facial nerve arises from the _____ of the brain. - CORRECT ANSWER pons
Prevertebral ganglia are located anterior to the _____ on the anterolateral surface of the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER vertebral column, aorta
The facial nerve contains axons that exit the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER pons
White rami communicantes have a whitish appearance because they contain preganglionic axons which
are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER myelinated
Prevertebral ganglia typically cluster around the origins of the major abdominal _____ and are named
for these structures. - CORRECT ANSWER arteries
Which division of the autonomic nervous system tends to have less than 4 branches in its preganglionic
axons? - CORRECT ANSWER parasympathetic division
Which structures associated with the autonomic nervous system has a cell body located within an
autonomic ganglion in the peripheral nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER ganglionic motor neuron
The branches of the nervous system most closely associated with maintaining homeostasis is the _____
nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER autonomic
The anterior and posterior vagal trunks must pass through the _____ in order to enter the abdominal
cavity. - CORRECT ANSWER diaphragm
