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PALOMAR COLLEGE
Life Sciences Department
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (Zoo145); Instructor: Elmar Schmid, Ph.D.
QUIZ #6
- ANS & Endocrine System 
Answer the following questions and mark it on a Scantron 882 answer sheet. All questions
must be answered by the student without help by class mates, friends or other human
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Q. 1: The parasympathetic division of the ANS is also called the ___________ division
A) craniosacral
B) thoracococcygeal
C) thoracolumbar
D) thoracocolumbar
E) coracosacral
Q. 2: The cell bodies of the neurons of the sympathetic PREganglionic neurons are found in the
A) brainstem
B) hypothalamus
C) 12 thoracic and the first two lumbar segments of the spinal cord
D) sacrum and coccyx
E) first five cervical segments of the spinal cord
Q. 3: The postganglionic axons that leave the superior cervical ganglion innervate which of the
following parts of the human body?
A) liver & gall bladder
B) important glands of the head, e.g. sublingual gland
C) external male/female genitals & uterus
D) heart
E) both, b and d
Q. 4: Which of the following nerves is the most important nerve of the parasympathicus, and
carries nearly 80% of the parasympathetic nerve signal outflow?
A) pelvic splanchnic nerve
B) vagus nerve (CN X)
C) greater splanchnic nerve
D) cardiac plexus
E) C-fibers
Q. 5: Most parasympathetic postganglionic axons are very short because the terminal ganglia are
located in the walls of their effector tissues or organs.
A) true
B) false
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PALOMAR COLLEGE
Life Sciences Department
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (Zoo145); Instructor: Elmar Schmid, Ph.D.
Q. 6: The majority of sympathetic postganglionic neurons release the neurotransmitter
_____________ to their effector organs/tissues after activation.
A) acetylcholine
B) norepinephrine
C) serotonin
D) dopamine
E) GABA
Q. 7: Which division of the ANS is responsible for triggering the breakdown of triglycerides and
release of fatty acids from fat tissue into the blood stream?
A) parasympathetic division
B) sympathetic division
C) both, a and b
D) none of the above
Q. 8: Your are late to work, an aggressive customer keeps calling you on the cell phone while you
are stuck very stressed in a traffic jam on a freeway. Which of the following ANS “stress responses”
are most likely happening in your body?
A) your heart rate and force is increased
B) your blood pressure increases
C) the breakdown of fatty acids and triglycerides (fats) in your adipose tissue is increased
D) you have increased saliva production in your mouth
E) all of the above, except d, will happen
Q. 9: Which of the following organs contain hormone producing cells?
A) adipose tissue
B) pineal gland
C) intestines
D) heart
E) all of the above
Q. 10: The cell structure to which a hormones binds to and with which help it triggers its biological
effect(s) is called:
A) receptor
B) receptacle
C) terminator
D) effector
E) none of the above
Q.11: A water-soluble hormone most likely binds to a receptor located inside the nucleus of a cell
from where it exerts its signal.
A) true
B) false
Q. 12: A common second messenger molecule in the action of many water-soluble hormones such as
peptides is
A) ATP
B) cAMP
C) creatine
D) RNA
E) glucose
Q. 13: How many hormones are secreted by the human pituitary gland?
A) three
B) five
C) seven
D) eight
E) 15
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PALOMAR COLLEGE
Life Sciences Department
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology (Zoo145); Instructor: Elmar Schmid, Ph.D.
Q. 14: The blood vessels that connect the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland are called:
A) infundibulum
B) hypophyseal arteries
C) hypophyseal portal veins
D) hypophyseal fossa
E) hypophyseal rete
Q. 15: The pituitary gland hormones FSH and LH directly stimulate which of the following event(s)
or process(es) in a human male body?
A) testicular sperm production
B) skeletal muscle growth
C) water retention in the kidneys
D) testicular testosterone secretion
E) both, a and d
Bonus Q: Which of the following hormone(s) is/are stored and released by the neurosecretory cells
of the posterior hypothalamus?
A) oxytocin
B) melatonin
C) prolactin
D) ADH
E) both, a and d
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