NSG6435 WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT FOR
MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ origin of parasympathetic ANS fibers. Answer: brain and cervical
spinal cord
◉ sympathetic ANS ganglia are ______ to the spinal cord. Answer:
close
◉ parasympathetic ANS ganglia are located in or near __________
_________ organ. Answer: visceral effector
◉ sympathetic ANS has ______ preganglionic axons and ______
postganglionic axons. Answer: short, long
◉ parasympathetic ANS has ______ preganglionic axons and ______
postganglionic axons. Answer: long, short
◉ sympathetic ANS includes (3 types of nerves). Answer: spinal,
sympathetic ad splanchnic
, ◉ Parasympathetic ANS includes (2 types of nerves). Answer:
cranial and pelvic splanchnic
◉ Preganglionic bodies of thoracolumbar/sympathetic are located
in. Answer: lateral horns of spinal cord
◉ sympathetic preganglionic axons pass through ______ _________
_____________. Answer: white rami communicants
◉ spinal nerves exit ganglia through _____ _______ ___________. Answer:
white rami communicantes
◉ sympathetic nerves exit ganglia through _______________ _______.
Answer: sympathetic nerves
◉ examples of effectors of sympathetic axons. Answer: skin, sweat
glands, arrector pili, smooth muscles of vessel walls
◉ splanchnic nerve axons synapse in ____________ _______. Answer:
collateral ganglia
◉ postganglionic neurons of splanchnic fibers are sent to __________
________. Answer: visceral organs
MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ origin of parasympathetic ANS fibers. Answer: brain and cervical
spinal cord
◉ sympathetic ANS ganglia are ______ to the spinal cord. Answer:
close
◉ parasympathetic ANS ganglia are located in or near __________
_________ organ. Answer: visceral effector
◉ sympathetic ANS has ______ preganglionic axons and ______
postganglionic axons. Answer: short, long
◉ parasympathetic ANS has ______ preganglionic axons and ______
postganglionic axons. Answer: long, short
◉ sympathetic ANS includes (3 types of nerves). Answer: spinal,
sympathetic ad splanchnic
, ◉ Parasympathetic ANS includes (2 types of nerves). Answer:
cranial and pelvic splanchnic
◉ Preganglionic bodies of thoracolumbar/sympathetic are located
in. Answer: lateral horns of spinal cord
◉ sympathetic preganglionic axons pass through ______ _________
_____________. Answer: white rami communicants
◉ spinal nerves exit ganglia through _____ _______ ___________. Answer:
white rami communicantes
◉ sympathetic nerves exit ganglia through _______________ _______.
Answer: sympathetic nerves
◉ examples of effectors of sympathetic axons. Answer: skin, sweat
glands, arrector pili, smooth muscles of vessel walls
◉ splanchnic nerve axons synapse in ____________ _______. Answer:
collateral ganglia
◉ postganglionic neurons of splanchnic fibers are sent to __________
________. Answer: visceral organs