Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
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Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch, Judi L. Nath
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Chapter 17, Problem 4RFT
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Match the term prevertebral with the most closely related description given below:
All preganglionic fibers
Preganglionic fibers to collateral ganglia
First neuron
Collateral ganglia
Adrenal medulla
Sympathetic activation
Sympathetic division
Terminal ganglia
Sympathetic chain ganglia
Long postganglionic fiber
Introduction:
The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for generating fight-or-flight reaction. It is operated by the series of interconnected neurons.
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Sensory neurons carrying information into the spinal cord synapse at the .................. horn.
Motor commands exiting the spinal cord are generated in the............... horn.
The interneurons that process sensory information and determine the appropriate motor output are found in the.................... matter of the spinal cord.
The myelinated axons of the neurons carrying information to and from the brain are found in the .............. matter.
nerve fascicles are formed and covered by........................
Ganglia are ...
a) ... collections of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS
b) ... part of a nerve cell
c) ... the connection between two nerve cells
d) ... collections of nerve fibers in the CNS
e) ... a type of glial cells in the brain
Chapter 17 Solutions
Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
Ch. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 2RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 3RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 4RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 5RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 6RFTCh. 17 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 9RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 10RFT
Ch. 17 - Visceral motor neurons in the CNS (a) are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 13RFTCh. 17 - Prob. 14RFTCh. 17 - The neurotransmitter at all synapses and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16RFTCh. 17 - 17. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers are...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18RFTCh. 17 - Postganglionic fibers of autonomic neurons are...Ch. 17 - The white ramus communicans a. carries the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1RCCh. 17 - Prob. 2RCCh. 17 - Prob. 3RCCh. 17 - Prob. 4RCCh. 17 - Prob. 5RCCh. 17 - Prob. 6RCCh. 17 - 7. How do sympathetic chain ganglia differ from...Ch. 17 - 8. Compare the general effects of the sympathetic...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9RCCh. 17 - Prob. 1CTCh. 17 - Prob. 2CT
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