Question 1

Parasympathetic fibres issue from ____________________ and sacral spinal nerves.

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Question 2

____________________ is a technique by which a person is provided with a conscious signal of a monitored visceral activity.

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Question 3

____________________ discrimination depends on the region of the basilar membrane that vibrates.

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Question 4

The ____________________ is a modified sympathetic ganglion that does not give rise to postganglionic fibres, but instead secretes hormones similar or identical to sympathetic postganglionic neurotransmitters into the blood.

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Question 5

The ____________________ is the ossicle attached to the oval window.

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Question 6

Parasympathetic preganglionic fibres arise from the __________________ and __________________ areas of the CNS.

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Question 7

Binding of ____________________ to nicotinic receptors is always excitatory.

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Question 8

Sympathetic activity inhibits the secretion of ____________________ from the pancreas.

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Question 9

Sympathetic postganglionic fibres secrete the neurotransmitter ____________________, whereas parasympathetic postganglionic fibres secrete the neurotransmitter ____________________.

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Question 10

A(n) ____________________ neuron sends impulses away from the CNS.

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Question 11

Alpha and beta are two kinds of ____________________ receptors.

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Question 12

Rods and cones synapse with ____________________ cells that, in turn, synapse with ganglion cells before entering the optic nerve.

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Question 13

The ganglia of ____________________ fibres of the autonomic nerve pathway are located in the central nervous system.

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Question 14

The two divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the ____________________ nervous system, which dominates in fight-or-flight situations, and the ____________________ nervous system, which dominates in quiet, relaxed situations.

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Question 15

Most sympathetic postganglionic fibres have cell bodies in a sympathetic ganglion _______________.

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Question 16

Cocaine ____________________ the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system.

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Question 17

Sympathetic activity stimulates the secretion of ____________________ from the pancreas.

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Question 18

Moving air through the eustachian tube equalizes air pressure on the ____________________.

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Question 19

The two components of the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system are the ____________________ nervous system, which supplies cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands, and the ____________________ nervous system, which supplies skeletal muscle.

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Question 20

Glucose interacts with ____________________ receptor binding sites on the surface of the tongue.

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Quiz 4: The Peripheral Nervous System: Sensory, Autonomic, Somatic