1.

Somatic motor neurons innervate

a. Smooth muscle cells
b. Skeletal muscle cells
c. Cardiac muscle cells
d. Glands

2. What neurotransmitter is released by the axon of a sympathetic preganglionic neuron to

communicate with the sympathetic postganglionic neuron?
a. Adrenalin
b. Epinephrine
c. Norepinephrine
d. Acetylcholine

3. Nicotinic and muscarinic receptors are classified as _______________.

a. Beta receptors
b. Cholinergic receptors
c. Alpha receptors
d. Adrenergic receptors

4. What neurotransmitter is released by both preganglionic and postganglionic

parasympathetic neurons at their synapses?
a. Acetylcholine
b. Epinephrine
c. Norepinephrine
d. Both epinephrine and norepinephrine

5. Which organ has innervation from the sympathetic nervous system only?
a. Eyes
b. Heart
c. Skin
d. Lungs
6. What two systems are interfaced by the adrenal medulla?
a. Parasympathetic nervous system and endocrine system
b. Sympathetic nervous system and endocrine system
c. Somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system
d. Parasympathetic nervous system and sympathetic nervous system

7. What is responsible for keeping blood vessels partially constricted at all times?
a. Sympathetic tone
b. Parasympathetic tone
c. Cerebral cortex control
d. Somatic control

8. Most organs are innervated from both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous
system, referred to as ________________.
a. Parasympathetic tone
b. Sympathetic tone
c. Dual innervation
d. Antagonism

9. A drug that inhibits the release of norepinephrine will have the greatest affect on
________.
a. Skeletal muscle cells
b. Autonomic target cells
c. Somatic motor neurons
d. Preganglionic neurons

10. A drug known as a beta-blocker should primarily affect ____________.

a. Heart rate
b. Bronchodilation
c. Dilation of the pupils
d. Sweating
11. Sympathetic preganglionic neurons synapse:
a. Directly on target cells
b. On skeletal muscle fibers
c. On sympathetic ganglia
d. On somatic neurons

12. Mark each of the following as an effect of the sympathetic nervous system or the
parasympathetic nervous system.
a. __________ Bronchodilation
b. __________ Bronchoconstriction
c. __________ Constriction of pupil
d. __________ Vasoconstriction of blood vessels serving organs of digestive,
urinary and integumentary systems
e. __________ Increased metabolic rate
f. __________ Dilation of pupil
g. __________ Contraction of smooth muscle of digestive tract

13. Parasympathetic ganglia are typically:

a. Located along the spinal cord
b. Located near their target cells
c. Located within the central nervous system
d. Parasympathetic neurons do not synapse in ganglia

14. Central nervous system control over the ANS is mediated by:
a. The reticular formation
b. The hypothalamus
c. The thalamus
d. Both a and b