All of the following are functions of the parasympathetic division of the nervous system EXCEPT ________.     constricting smooth muscles around arteries to raise blood pressure for exercise     causing the secretion of saliva     preparing the body for sexual activity     increasing peristalsis in the GI tract

The parasympathetic nervous system is a branch of the somatic efferent peripheral nervous system while the sympathetic is a branch of the visceral efferent PNS? True or False

QUESTION 8 GIVEN: this is a cervical segment of the spinal cord. Damage to STRUCTURE C will AREA A STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STRUCTURE E AREA F AREA B only interfere with afferent signals from the upper body only interfere with efferent signals to the upper body interfere with both afferent and efferent signals associated with the upper body O only interfere with interneuron signals from the upper body

choose one answer for each question (sympathetic/parasympathetic) Which division of the autonomic nervous system has: -long preganglionic neurons      (sympathetic/parasympathetic)                                                    -splanchnic nerves              (sympathetic/parasympathetic)                                                    -neurons traveling through cranial nerves    (sympathetic/parasympathetic)                                                    -autonomic ganglia in the head      (sympathetic/parasympathetic)                                                    -a tendency to increase metabolic rate  (sympathetic/parasympathetic)

Which of the following is FALSE?   Question 43 options:   CN X is associated with all of the following: gag reflex, stomach, heart   Pain from your two front teeth (upper) pass to the brain via V2   Dural sinuses typically drain venous blood from the brain   Phrenic nerve: important nerve coming out of the choroid plexus

Function of the peripheral nervous system (easy and simple)

Write the names of the numbered structures on the corresponding lines shown on the image below and add large arrows to the the diagram displaying the direction the nerve impulse will travel from dendrites to the muscle

The ____________ nervous system has short preganglionic fibers and long postganglionic fibers. Question options: A sympathetic B parasympathetic