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Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System

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What are adrenergic neurons, and what do they produce? Adrenergic neurons secrete the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
Give two reasons why the effects of the activation of the sympathetic divisions are longer lasting and more widespread than those of the parasympathetic division? Norepinephrine is slowly metabolized after release. It may enter the bloodstream.
Describe in general terms the function of the parasympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic system generally promotes reactions that restore and conserve energy in the body.
The efferent (output) component of the ANS has two principal divisions Sympathetic and parasympathetic
What percentage of the catecholamine hormones released by the adrenal medullae is norepinephrine? 20 percent
The adrenal medulla is stimulated by Sympathetic preganglionic neurons
Which of the following is characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system? Liver splits glycogen to glucose
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