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Anatomy and Physiology Test EXAM 2025 – 2026 Review GRADED A+
QUESTIONS WIT H CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
which of the following is true regarding the autonomic nervous system?A) It
controls skeletal muscle contraction.B) It has no ganglia along its nerves.C) It
uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine exclusively.
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity.E) It usually controls
conscious actions.
D) Skeletal muscle in the abdominal wall
The autonomic nervous system controls all the following except the
A) adrenal gland
B) smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta
C) cardiac muscle in the right atrium
D) skeletal muscle in the abdominal wall
E) parotid salivary gland
E) maintaining tonicity of the muscles of the neck
Autonomic nervous system fibers are involved in all the following except
_________.A) changing the diameter of the pupilB) adjusting heart rate and forceC)
altering salivary mucus secretionD) regulating gastrointestinal motility
E) maintaining tonicity of the muscles of the neck
C) Sensory receptor → afferent nerve fiber → interneuron → efferent nerve
fiber →gland
Which one of the following best describes the order of a visceral reflex?A) Sensory
receptor → interneuron → afferent nerve fiber → efferent nerve fiber →glandB)
Sensory receptor → efferent nerve fiber → interneuron → afferent nerve fiber
→glandC) Sensory receptor → afferent nerve fiber → interneuron → efferent nerve
fiber →glandD) Sensory receptor → efferent nerve fiber → afferent nerve fiber →
interneuron →glandE) Sensory receptor → interneuron → efferent nerve fiber →
afferent nerve fiber →
B) excitatory or inhibitory; always excitatory
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The effect of autonomic fibers on target cells is_________. The effect of somatic
fibers on target cells is_________.A) always excitatory; always excitatoryB)
excitatory or inhibitory; always excitatoryC) excitatory or inhibitory; excitatory or
inhibitoryD) always inhibitory; excitatory or inhibitoryE) always inhibitory; always
excitatory
A) baroreceptors; decrease
In response to high blood pressure, stretch receptors called_________ in the walls
of arteries carrying blood to the head, will trigger a reflex that causes the heart
to________ its beats per minute.A) baroreceptors; decreaseB) proprioceptors;
decreaseC) baroreceptors; increaseD) proprioceptors; increaseE) chemoreceptors;
increase
C) two
The motor pathway of the autonomic nervous system usually involves_________
neurons.A) noB) oneC) twoD) threeE) four
D) gray matter; autonomic ganglia
preganglionic axons run from the________ to the_______.A) posterior root ganglia;
gray matterB) posterior root ganglia; autonomic gangliaC) gray matter; posterior root
gangliaD) gray matter; autonomic gangliaE) autonomic ganglia; visceral effectors
B) myelinated; acetylcholine (ACh)
preganglionic axons of the autonomic efferent pathway are_________ and
secret_________.A) myelinated; norepinephrine (NE)B) myelinated; acetylcholine
(ACh)C) myelinated; acetylcholine (ACh) and norepinephrine(NE)D) unmyelinated;
acetylcholine (ACh)E) unmyelinated; norepinephrine(NE)
D) Reduced urinary output
hich of the following is associated with the "flight-or-fight" reaction?A) Pupillary
constrictionB) Glycogen synthesisC) Increased gastric motilityD) Reduced urinary
outputE) Reduced heart rate
E) autonomic tone
e background rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity is
called_________.A) "fight-or-flight" activityB) visceral motor activityC) autonomic
reflex arc activityD) visceral toneE) autonomic tone
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity
which of the following is true regarding the autonomic nervous system?
A) It controls skeletal muscle contraction.
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B) It has no ganglia along its nerves.
C) It uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine exclusively.
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity
E) It usually controls conscious actions.
B) stimulation of digestion
sympathetic axons are not associated with_________.A) angerB) stimulation of
digestionC) exerciseD) stressE) arousa
A) It holds the resting heart rate below its intrinsic rate.
which of the following statements is true regarding parasympathetic tone?A) It holds
the resting heart rate below its intrinsic rate.B) It accelerates the resting heart rate
above its intrinsic rate.C) It might increase or decrease heart rate depending on the
situation.D) It affects heart rate only after myocardial infarction.E) It does not affect
heart rate.
A) Vagus
most axons of the parasympathetic nervous system travel in the_________ nerve.A)
VagusB) trigeminalC) splanchnicD) facialE) sciatic
B) thoracic and lumbar
sympathetic axons arise only from the_________ region(s) of the spinal cord.A)
cervical, thoracic, and lumbarB) thoracic and lumbarC) thoracicD) cervicalE) lumbar
E) cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
the sympathetic chain of ganglia is found at the________ levels of the spinal cord.A)
cervical and thoracicB) thoracic and lumbarC) thoracic, lumbar, and sacralD) sacral,
lumbar, and coccygealE) cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
C) It has long preganglionic axons
which of the following is not a feature of the sympathetic division of the ANS?A) It
arises from the thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord.B) It has long postganglionic
axons.C) It has long preganglionic axons.D) Its ganglia are adjacent to the spinal
column.E) It has an extensive neural divergence and a relative widespread effect.
D) It has short preganglionic axons
which of the following is not a characteristic of the parasympathetic division of
theANS?A) Its effects are local.B) The terminal ganglia are very close to or within
their target organs.C) It arises from the craniosacral regions of the CNS.D) It has
short preganglionic axons.E) It has short postganglionic axons.
E) Femoral nerve
Anatomy and Physiology Test EXAM 2025 – 2026 Review GRADED A+
QUESTIONS WIT H CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
which of the following is true regarding the autonomic nervous system?A) It
controls skeletal muscle contraction.B) It has no ganglia along its nerves.C) It
uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine exclusively.
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity.E) It usually controls
conscious actions.
D) Skeletal muscle in the abdominal wall
The autonomic nervous system controls all the following except the
A) adrenal gland
B) smooth muscle in the walls of the aorta
C) cardiac muscle in the right atrium
D) skeletal muscle in the abdominal wall
E) parotid salivary gland
E) maintaining tonicity of the muscles of the neck
Autonomic nervous system fibers are involved in all the following except
_________.A) changing the diameter of the pupilB) adjusting heart rate and forceC)
altering salivary mucus secretionD) regulating gastrointestinal motility
E) maintaining tonicity of the muscles of the neck
C) Sensory receptor → afferent nerve fiber → interneuron → efferent nerve
fiber →gland
Which one of the following best describes the order of a visceral reflex?A) Sensory
receptor → interneuron → afferent nerve fiber → efferent nerve fiber →glandB)
Sensory receptor → efferent nerve fiber → interneuron → afferent nerve fiber
→glandC) Sensory receptor → afferent nerve fiber → interneuron → efferent nerve
fiber →glandD) Sensory receptor → efferent nerve fiber → afferent nerve fiber →
interneuron →glandE) Sensory receptor → interneuron → efferent nerve fiber →
afferent nerve fiber →
B) excitatory or inhibitory; always excitatory
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The effect of autonomic fibers on target cells is_________. The effect of somatic
fibers on target cells is_________.A) always excitatory; always excitatoryB)
excitatory or inhibitory; always excitatoryC) excitatory or inhibitory; excitatory or
inhibitoryD) always inhibitory; excitatory or inhibitoryE) always inhibitory; always
excitatory
A) baroreceptors; decrease
In response to high blood pressure, stretch receptors called_________ in the walls
of arteries carrying blood to the head, will trigger a reflex that causes the heart
to________ its beats per minute.A) baroreceptors; decreaseB) proprioceptors;
decreaseC) baroreceptors; increaseD) proprioceptors; increaseE) chemoreceptors;
increase
C) two
The motor pathway of the autonomic nervous system usually involves_________
neurons.A) noB) oneC) twoD) threeE) four
D) gray matter; autonomic ganglia
preganglionic axons run from the________ to the_______.A) posterior root ganglia;
gray matterB) posterior root ganglia; autonomic gangliaC) gray matter; posterior root
gangliaD) gray matter; autonomic gangliaE) autonomic ganglia; visceral effectors
B) myelinated; acetylcholine (ACh)
preganglionic axons of the autonomic efferent pathway are_________ and
secret_________.A) myelinated; norepinephrine (NE)B) myelinated; acetylcholine
(ACh)C) myelinated; acetylcholine (ACh) and norepinephrine(NE)D) unmyelinated;
acetylcholine (ACh)E) unmyelinated; norepinephrine(NE)
D) Reduced urinary output
hich of the following is associated with the "flight-or-fight" reaction?A) Pupillary
constrictionB) Glycogen synthesisC) Increased gastric motilityD) Reduced urinary
outputE) Reduced heart rate
E) autonomic tone
e background rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity is
called_________.A) "fight-or-flight" activityB) visceral motor activityC) autonomic
reflex arc activityD) visceral toneE) autonomic tone
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity
which of the following is true regarding the autonomic nervous system?
A) It controls skeletal muscle contraction.
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B) It has no ganglia along its nerves.
C) It uses the neurotransmitter acetylcholine exclusively.
D) Its denervation would cause hypersensitivity
E) It usually controls conscious actions.
B) stimulation of digestion
sympathetic axons are not associated with_________.A) angerB) stimulation of
digestionC) exerciseD) stressE) arousa
A) It holds the resting heart rate below its intrinsic rate.
which of the following statements is true regarding parasympathetic tone?A) It holds
the resting heart rate below its intrinsic rate.B) It accelerates the resting heart rate
above its intrinsic rate.C) It might increase or decrease heart rate depending on the
situation.D) It affects heart rate only after myocardial infarction.E) It does not affect
heart rate.
A) Vagus
most axons of the parasympathetic nervous system travel in the_________ nerve.A)
VagusB) trigeminalC) splanchnicD) facialE) sciatic
B) thoracic and lumbar
sympathetic axons arise only from the_________ region(s) of the spinal cord.A)
cervical, thoracic, and lumbarB) thoracic and lumbarC) thoracicD) cervicalE) lumbar
E) cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
the sympathetic chain of ganglia is found at the________ levels of the spinal cord.A)
cervical and thoracicB) thoracic and lumbarC) thoracic, lumbar, and sacralD) sacral,
lumbar, and coccygealE) cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal
C) It has long preganglionic axons
which of the following is not a feature of the sympathetic division of the ANS?A) It
arises from the thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord.B) It has long postganglionic
axons.C) It has long preganglionic axons.D) Its ganglia are adjacent to the spinal
column.E) It has an extensive neural divergence and a relative widespread effect.
D) It has short preganglionic axons
which of the following is not a characteristic of the parasympathetic division of
theANS?A) Its effects are local.B) The terminal ganglia are very close to or within
their target organs.C) It arises from the craniosacral regions of the CNS.D) It has
short preganglionic axons.E) It has short postganglionic axons.
E) Femoral nerve
