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RIO SALADO BIO 201 EXAM 3 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
autonomic nervous system broken into what two systems? - correct answer- sympathetic and parasympathetic
sympathetic nervous system responsible for what? - correct answer- fight or flight response(stress response)
nerves of sympathetic originate in what area? - correct answer- thoracolumbar
where are sympathetic ganglia located? - correct answer- near spinal cord
what is the ganglion function? - correct answer- houses millions of synapses
which system has longer preganglionic fibers? - correct answer- parasympathetic 1 / 2
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which system has longer postganglionic fibers? - correct answer- sympathetic
what is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system - correct answer- calm down, digestion, all autonomic responses that don't have to do with stress .
where are parasympathetic going located? - correct answer- closer to organs that they effect
where do parasympathetic nerves originate? - correct answer- cranialsacral
how many meet at a ganglia? - correct answer- 2
how does the sympathetic get enough energy to respond to fight or flight? - correct answer- slows or shutsdown the parasympathetic
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