Chapter 9: The Peripheral Nervous System and Integrated Neural Functions
Multiple Choice



1.  

The branches of the cervical plexus innervate the muscles of the:



2.  

The brachial plexus innervates the:



3.  

When a sensory neuron synapses directly on a motor neuron, which itself serves as the processing center, the reflex is called a (an):



4.  

The sensory receptors in the stretch reflex are the:



5.  

All polysynaptic reflexes share the same basic characteristics(s), which include:



6.  

As descending inhibitory synapses develop:



7.  

The highest level of motor control involves a series of interactions that occur:



8.  

The somatic nervous system issues somatic motor commands that direct the:



9.  

The autonomic nervous system issues motor commands that control:



10.  

Proprioceptive data from peripheral structures, visual information from the eyes, and equilibrium-related sensations are processed and integrated in the:



11.  

The integrative activities performed by neurons in the cerebellar cortex and cerebellar nuclei are essential to the:



12.  

The autonomic nervous system is a subdivision of the:



13.  

The lower motor neurons of the somatic nervous system (SNS) exert direct control over skeletal muscles. By contrast, in the ANS there is:



14.  

Sympathetic (preganglionic) neurons originate between:



15.  

The important function(s) of the postganglionic fibers that enter the thoracic cavity in autonomic nerves include:



16.  

Preganglionic neurons in the parasympathetic division of the ANS originate in the:



17.  

Since second-order neurons in the parasympathetic division are all located in the same ganglion, the effects of parasympathetic stimulation are:



18.  

The parasympathetic division of the ANS includes visceral motor nuclei associated with cranial nerves:



19.  

At their synapses with ganglionic neurons, all ganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division release:



20.  

At neuroeffector junctions, typical sympathetic postganglionic fibers release:

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