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What is the difference between a somatic reflex and an autonomic reflex? Somatic reflexes involve contraction of skeletal muscles. Autonomic reflexes regulate smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and endocrine glands.
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the: choriod plexus
The cerebellum performs all of the following functions except: Cardiac functions
The preganglionic neurons of both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic divisions are cholinergic. T
Most effectors of the autonomic nervous system are dually innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons. T
Which of the following is not associated with the oculomotor nerve? Closing and opening of the eye
Which of the following is not a function of the hypothalamus?
Somatic motor and autonomic pathways share all of the following characteristics except: number of neurons between cns
Parasympathetic stimulation has no effect on any of the following areas except: Sweat Glands
Danielle has sustained an injury that has reduced her ability to complete simple tasks such as lifting a pencil, manipulating eating utensils, and brushing her hair. The injury has affected the _ motor pathways _____ the central nervous system (CNS). Voluntary, outside
The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because: impulses that mediate it enter and leave the same segment of the cord.
The parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions always act with a cooperative influence, and through summation of the impulses, the effect can be increased. T
If the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal nerve were destroyed, a person would lose _____ related to that pathway. sensory preception
Conduction by the sixth cranial nerve results in sensations of hearing. T
Nerve impulses over the _____ nerve cause increased peristalsis and decreased heart rate. Vagus nerve
Which of the following is a description of the principle of autonomic antagonism as it relates to the autonomic nervous system?
All of the following are examples of parasympathetic stimulation except: + HR
Blood vessels in both digestive organs and skeletal muscles are dilated by sympathetic stimulation. False
What would the result be if the phrenic nerve received an impulse from the cervical plexus? The diaphragm would stop contracting.
The major function of the parasympathetic division is to serve as an “emergency” system. False
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