Autonomic Nervous System

Stimulation of the Sympathetic nervous system causes the bronchi to:

• Dilate

• Constrict

Stimulation of the Parasympathetic nervous system causes the heart rate and blood pressure to:

• Increase

• Decrease

Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system causes digestion to:

• Increase

• Decrease

Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system causes blood to be diverted away from the heart and the kidneys:

• True

• False

Stimulation of alpha 1 receptors causes:

• Vasoconstriction

• Vasodilation

Stimulation of alpha 2 receptors causes:

• Vasoconstriction

• Vasodilation

Beta 1 receptors are mostly find in:

• the heart

• the lungs

• the feet

• the belly

Beta 2 receptors are mostly found in the:

• heart

• lungs

• nose

• toes

True or False: The PNS and SNS work in opposite ways

• True

• False

Which receptors are found in the sympathetic nervous system?

• Alpha and Beta

• Cholinergic and Muscarinic