Tag: autonomic nervous system

Questions Related to autonomic nervous system

Sympathetic nervous system increases

  1. Heart beat

  2. Secretion of saliva

  3. Secretion of digestive juices

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

Preganglionic sympathetic fibres are

  1. Andrenergic

  2. Cholinergic

  3. Hypergonic

  4. Synergic


Correct Option: B

Opening in skull is

  1. Foramen of Monro

  2. Foramen magnum

  3. Coronal nature

  4. Lamboidal suture


Correct Option: B

Which part of nervous system is activated under stress

  1. Whole autonomous nervous system

  2. Parasympathetic nervous system

  3. Sympathetic nervous system

  4. Spinal cord


Correct Option: C

Passage of action potential from one node of Ranvier to the next is

  1. Nodal conduction

  2. Saltatory conduction

  3. Threshold stimulus

  4. Mechanical conduction


Correct Option: B

Memory centre is present in

  1. Cerebellum

  2. Parietal lobe

  3. Temporal lobe

  4. Occipital lobe

  5. Frontal lobe


Correct Option: C

Parasympathetic nerve endings release

  1. Adrenaline

  2. GABA

  3. Acetylcholine

  4. Noradrenaline

  5. Dopamine


Correct Option: C

You are watching a horror movie and you notice that your heart is beating fast and mouth is dry. It is because of

  1. Fight and flight response

  2. Sympathetic nervous system

  3. Both A and B

  4. Autonomic nervous system

  5. Parasympathetic nervous system


Correct Option: C

The functions of our visceral organs are controlled by

  1. Sympathetic and somatic nervous system

  2. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

  3. Central and somatic nervous system

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Which is not the effect of sympathetic nervous system

  1. Dilation of pupil

  2. Inhibition of peristalsis

  3. Elevation of blood pressure

  4. Stimulation of saliva secretion


Correct Option: D