Autonomic Nervous System

TRUE or FALSE: Cholinergic agonists treat myasthenia gravis by preventing acetylcholine from being broken down by acetylcholinesterase.

• True

• False

The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the___________.

• Somatic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Sensory Nervous System

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The autonomic nervous system is divided into

• Motor and Sensory

• Peripheral and Central

• The Brain and Spinal cord

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

controls the "fight or flight" response

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

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controls the "rest and digest" response

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

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What are the branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) ? Select 2

• sympathetic

• acetylcholine

• parasympathetic

• norepinephrine

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) can be defined as a motor nervous system that controls glands, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle.

• This is true.

• This is false.

Which of the following neurotransmitters is responsible for the majority of parasympathetic nerve activity in the body?

• Norepinephrine

• Acetylcholine

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is also called the visceral motor system to distinguish it from the somatic motor system that controls the skeletal muscles.

• This is true.

• This is false.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for the body’s visceral reflexes.

• This is true.

• This is false.

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