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level: Lecture 11: Examination of the Autonomic Nervous System

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
What is the general purpose of the Autonomic Nervous System?	Rest and Digestion
What is the over-simplified purpose of the sympathetic nervous system, according to the slides?	Fight/Flight response
What is the neurotransmitter of the Parasympathetic Nervous System?	Acetylcholine (ACh)
Sympathetic Nervous System: In the blood vessels, this chemical triggers vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels), which increases blood pressure	Norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline)
In the cranial aspect of the parasympathetic system, which 5 cranial nerves are associated with it, mainly?	Cranial nerves III(eye), VII (lacrimal, nasal and submaxillary glands), IX (parotid glands), X(heart, lungs, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, gall bladder pancreas & upper part of the uterus), bulbar portion of XI
Tests involving changes in the heart rate (HR) measure injury to what system?	parasympathetic
After changes in HR, changes occur in the measures of blood pressure (BP) that reflect injury to what system?	sympathetic
What is this Maneuver called?	Valsalva Maneuver