Hall: Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 12th Edition
Chapter 60: The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
Test Bank
1. Which of the following receptors is found in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic
ganglia?
A. Nicotinic
B. Muscarinic
C. Adrenergic
D. Dopaminergic
2. The application of a solution containing atropine to the eye will result in which of the
following?
A. Pupillary constriction
B. An inability to focus on objects close at hand
C. Ptosis
D. Amblyopia
3. Selective bilateral damage to the gray ramus from T-1 to T-6 would most likely produce
which of the following effects?
A. Bilaterally constricted pupils
B. A lower than normal heart rate
C. An increase in intestinal motility
D. All of the above
4. Which of the following nerve fibers are contained in the gray ramus?
A. Postganglionic sympathetic fibers
B. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers
C. Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers
D. Preganglionic sympathetic fibers
5. Selective destruction of the right superior cervical ganglion would result in which of the
following?
A. A dilated pupil in the right eye
B. A dilated pupil in the left eye
C. A fixed non-accommodating lens in the right eye
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D. A constricted pupil in the right eye
6. Nicotinic receptors are found on which of the following nerve cells?
A. Sympathetic effector cells
B. Sympathetic ganglionic cells
C. Parasympathetic effector cells
D. All of the above
7. Which of the following is the neurotransmitter in autonomic ganglia?
A. Acetylcholine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Epinephrine
D. Dopamine
8. Which of the following receptor types mediates an increase in heart rate and
contractility?
A. Alpha1 receptors
B. Alpha2 receptors
C. Beta1 receptors
D. Beta2 receptors
9. Which drug stimulates beta1 and beta2 receptors?
A. Phenoxybenzamine
B. Albuterol
C. Isoproterenol
D. Reserpine
10. Beta2 receptor agonists are used to treat which of the following conditions?
A. Asthma
B. Myasthenia gravis
C. Heart failure
D. Insecticide poisoning