Quiz on Autonomic Nervous System

Which division of the autonomic nervous system increases the activities of the digestive system?

• Sympathetic impulses

• Parasympathetic impulses

• Enteroendocrine cells

• Submucosal plexus

What is the primary function of the submucosal plexus?

• Controls gastrointestinal motility

• Inhibits digestive actions

• Controls secretions

• Secretes chemical messengers

Where are enteroendocrine cells primarily found?

• Large intestine

• Liver

• Stomach and small intestine

• Pancreas

What effect do sympathetic impulses have on the digestive system?

• Increase secretion and motility

• Inhibit digestive actions

• Control secretions

• Regulate GI organs

What effect do sympathetic impulses have on gastric activity?

• Increase gastric activity

• Decrease gastric activity

• No effect on gastric activity

• Stimulate gastric secretion

Which hormone is responsible for inhibiting hydrochloric acid secretion?

• Gastrin

• Cholecystokinin (CCK)

• Somatostatin

• Histamine

What is the role of parasympathetic impulses in gastric secretion?

• Decrease gastric activity

• Increase gastric activity

• Inhibit histamine release

• Decrease gastric motility

Which hormone is released by small intestine cells when proteins and fat enter the small intestine?

• Gastrin

• Somatostatin

• Cholecystokinin (CCK)

• Histamine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which hormone stimulates the pancreas to release pancreatic juice high in bicarbonate ions?

• CCK

• Secretin

• Insulin

• Glucagon

What is the role of CCK in pancreatic secretion?

• Stimulates release of pancreatic juice high in bicarbonate ions

• Stimulates release of pancreatic juice high in enzymes

• Inhibits pancreatic juice secretion

• Stimulates insulin release