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WorksheetsANS & Endocrine System 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following statements about the autonomic nervous system is NOT true?
It is involuntary
It uses skeletal muscle as an effector
It has 2 subdivisions
It regulates organs
The first motor neuron in an autonomic pathway is called a
preganglionic neuron
postganglionic neuron
afferent neuron
inter neuron
The part of the nervous system that regulates smooth muscle is the
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
limbic system
endocrine system
The sympathetic division of the ANS is also referred to as
"fight or flight"
"rest and digest"
"live and let live"
"soup or salad"
All of the following are autonomic ganglia EXCEPT
sympathetic trunk ganglia
terminal ganglia
dorsal root ganglia
Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the autonomic nervous system?
It uses 2 motor neurons.
It always releases acetylcholine as its neurotransmitter.
The postganglionic neuron is in the PNS.
It has 2 major divisions.
All of the following are visceral effectors EXCEPT
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
glands
Which of the following is true of BOTH the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions?
They both have long preganglionic neurons.
They both stimulate skeletal muscles.
They both use autonomic ganglia.
They both use ACh to excite the effector.
In the autonomic nervous system there are ___ neurons between the CNS and the visceral effector.
1
2
3
4
Adrenergic neurons are neurons that release
norepinephrine (NE)
acetylcholine (ACh)
dopamine
oxytocin
The sympathetic nervous does all of the following EXCEPT:
speed up digestion
speed up heart rate
speed up respiratory rate
use norepinephrine
All of the following are effects of the parasympathetic division EXCEPT
promoting digestion.
conserving body energy.
dilation of pupils.
restoring of body energy.
The acronym S.L.U.D.D. deals with
the sympathetic division of the ANS
the parasympathetic division of the ANS
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is produced by cells in the...
hypothalamus
posterior pituitary
anterior pituitary
pineal gland
This hormone is involved in milk production in the mammary glands.
oxytocin
prolactin
FSH
LH
_____ stimulates estrogen and testosterone production.
FSH
LH
MSH
TSH
_____ stimulates ova and sperm production.
FSH
LH
MSH
TSH
Which type of hormone binds to receptors inside a cell to activate DNA?
water-soluble
lipid-soluble
protein-soluble
carbohydrate-soluble
Which type of hormone binds to receptors outside of a cell and uses a second messenger?
water-soluble
lipid-soluble
protein-soluble
carbohydrate-soluble
The second messenger of water-soluble hormones is
cAMP
DNA
ATP
MSH
The production and secretion of thyroid hormone is stimulated by ____
TSH
MSH
ACTH
hGH
The release of milk by the mammary glands depends on the hormone ____.
oxytocin
prolactin
FSH
LH
Oversecretion of hGH during adulthood results in ____.
gigantism
dwarfism
acromegaly
Cushing's disease
Oversecretion of hGH during childhood results in ____.
gigantism
dwarfism
acromegaly
Cushing's disease
Hormones that turn on other endocrine glands are called ____ hormones.
exocrine
tropic
water-soluble
lipid-soluble
Oxytocin and ADH are produced in cells of the ____.
hypothalamus
anterior pituitary
posterior pituitary
pineal gland
All of the following are hormones of the anterior pituitary EXCEPT
ADH
FSH
LH
TSH
The hormone which effects skin pigmentation is
MSH
FSH
LH
TSH
Which of the following hormones do neurosecretory cells produce?
MSH
FSH
LH
Oxytocin
Lack of ADH production causes
diabetes insipidus
acromegaly
gigantism
dwarfism
