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Example Question #1 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
Which of the following is an effect of the sympathetic nervous system?
Stimulated digestion
Salivation
Constricts bronchi
Increased heart rate
Pupil constriction
Increased heart rate
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for stress responses, while the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for resting responses. The sympathetic nervous system causes increased heart rate, pupil dilation, suppressed digestion, inhibited salivation, and dilated bronchi.
Example Question #2 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
What is the name of the structure on a neuron that receives eletrical signals from other neurons and cells?
Axon
Axon hillock
Dendrite
Soma
Dendrite
The most basic anatomy for a neuron involves three structures: a soma, a dendrite, and an axon. The dendrite receives an electrical impulse and sends it to the cell body, or soma. The axon will then send the action potential towards its synapse with another neuron. The axon hillock is a wider region of the axon where the soma and axon join together.
While every neuron will have only one soma and one axon, some neurons have several dendrites. This means that a neuron can receive information from several different locations through different dendrites, but can only send it in one direction along the single axon.
Example Question #3 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
Innervation of the parasympathetic nervous system will NOT result in which of the following responses?
Increased blood flow to digestive organs
Increased blood flow to excretory organs
Decreased heart rate
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles
Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles
The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the "rest and digest" functions of the body. The sympathetic nervous system is associated with "fight or flight" responses in the body. Increased blood flow to skeletal muscles is a common result of the sympathetic nervous system being stimulated, not the parasympathetic nervous system.
Example Question #4 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
The autonomic nervous system is a subdivision of which division of the nervous system?
The central nervous system
The somatic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system
The peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system
The nervous system has two major divisions: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system is further divided into the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system can then be divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
General: Central and Peripheral
Peripheral: Somatic and Autonomic
Autonomic: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Example Question #4 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
If the vagus nerve is responsible for slowing down the heart rate, in which division of the nervous system would it be found?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Central nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
The vagus nerve is responsible for slowing down the heart rate. It also increases digestive activity. Knowing this, we can conclude that the vagus nerve has a "rest and digest" function in the body. This means that it is part of the parasympathetic nervous system.
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for stress responses, or "fight or flight." The somatic nervous system is under voluntary control, while the autonomic nervous system is involuntary. Both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions fall under the autonomic umbrella. The central nervous system includes only the brain and spinal cord.
Example Question #4 : Understanding Divisions Of The Nervous System
In a reflex arc, which part of the pathway serves as the integrating center?
Brain
Spinal cord
Muscle
Efferent neuron
Afferent neuron
Spinal cord
Reflex arcs are unique neural pathways due to the fact they are constructed to cause voluntary muscles to move without a stimulus being integrated in the brain. Instead, the integration of the stimulus occurs in the spinal cord, where an efferent signal is immediately created towards the voluntary muscle.
Example Question #14 : Tissues, Organs, And Organ Systems
Which of the following divisions of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?
Peripheral nervous system
Enteric nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Central nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response. The parasympathetic nervous system does the opposite (rest and digest). The enteric nervous system helps with digestion. The remaining two answer choices are too broad and do not answer the question as well as the sympathetic nervous system. Note that the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are branches of the autonomic nervous system, which itself is a branch of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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