(EEOB 2520)
Which is a correct statement about the autonomic nervous system (NS)?
A. The parasympathetic NS has shorter preganglionic axons than the sympathetic
B. All effectors are innervated by both parts of this NS
C. The sympathetic NS is more likely to be incorrectly activated than the
parasympathetic NS
D. It delivers messages from the visceral organs - ✔️✔️C. The sympathetic NS is more
likely to be incorrectly activated than the parasympathetic NS
The strength of a mechanical stimulus always determines the
A. Amount of lateral inhibition
B. Sensitivity of the receptive field
C. Amplitude of the resulting action potentials
D. Amount of Potassium influx - ✔️✔️A. Amount of lateral inhibition
When considering together the process of lateral inhibition, mechanical lateral inhibition,
and inhibitory efferent neuron, you correctly recognize that ___ result in the inhibition of
an afferent neuron and that ___ result from a conscious action
A. Always all three of them-only one of them ever
B. Typically only two of them-only one of them ever
C. Always all three of them-regularly all three of them
D. Typically only two of them-regularly all three of them - ✔️✔️A. Always all three of
them-only one of them ever
The action of placing an ice pack on an area of damaged skin causes a change in the
response rate from which receptor?
A. Mechanoreceptor
B. Photoreceptor
C. Chemoreceptor
D. All three are correct - ✔️✔️A. Mechanoreceptor
Patient X has the atypical pathology of having a synapse in her parasympathetic
pathway that maintains an excess of neurotransmitter all of the time. Which is a correct
statement about Patient X?
A. Carefully controlled application of acetylcholine will resolve the problem
B. Her bronchioles will be maintained at a very wide diameter