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Physiology Practice Test: The Nervous System - Autonomic and Motor Systems
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1. Which of the following neurons of the efferent branch of the peripheral nervous system does NOT release acetylcholine?
2. Binding of norepinephrine to what type of receptor will trigger the activation of phospholipase C?
3. The primary hormone released from the adrenal medulla is norepinephrine.
4. Which of the following is NOT a visceral reflex?
5. The gray ramus is comprised of what fiber type?
6. Sympathetic preganglionic neurons traveling to collateral ganglia travel through ganglia of the sympathetic trunk without making synaptic communication.
7. The autonomic nervous system consists of efferent pathways with two peripheral neurons that travel in series from the central nervous system to the effector organ.
8. Actions at which class of adrenergic receptor generally have excitatory effects?
9. Which of the following physiological responses are associated with elevated sympathetic nervous system activity?
10. Activation of which class of adrenergic receptor will result in calcium release from intracellular stores?
11. Dual innervation of organs by the autonomic nervous system refers to the observation that ________.
12. Where do the preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system emerge from the spinal cord?
13. How does latroxin, the venom of the black widow spider, cause muscle spasms and rigidity.
14. When the body is stressed, what is the relative contribution of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to the regulation of homeostasis?
15. Parasympathetic preganglionic neurons travel in what nerves?
16. A motor unit consists of a skeletal muscle fiber (cell) and all of the motor neurons that innervate that skeletal muscle fiber.
17. What class of adrenergic receptor activates the enzyme adenylate cyclase?
18. Which of the following contributes to the ability of the sympathetic nervous system to produce widespread responses within the body?
19. What cholinergic receptors are coupled to G proteins?
20. Which of the following best describes the general arrangement of the efferent limb of the autonomic nervous system?
21. Binding of acetylcholine to ________ receptors causes a ________ by opening channels that permit both sodium and potassium to permeate the membrane.
22. The most abundant neurotransmitter in the peripheral nervous system is acetylcholine.
23. Where on skeletal muscle is the highest density of nicotinic receptors?
24. The somatic nervous system provides both excitatory and inhibitory signals to skeletal muscle.
25. Which of the following physiological responses are associated with an elevation in parasympathetic nervous system activity?

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