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Title: The ____________________ is a modified sympathetic ganglion that does not give rise to ...
Post by: vanpac on Feb 22, 2018
The ____________________ is a modified sympathetic ganglion that does not give rise to postganglionic fibers but instead secretes hormones similar or identical to sympathetic postganglionic neurotransmitters into the blood.
 
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(Question 2) In the kidney, blood is filtered in the cortex, drains through the renal pelvis into the renal medulla, and from there travels in the ureter to the urinary bladder.
 
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(Question 3) Sympathetic postganglionic fibers secrete the neurotransmitter ____________________, whereas parasympathetic postganglionic fibers secrete the neurotransmitter ____________________.
 
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(Question 4) The afferent arteriole is the blood vessel that carries blood to the glomerular capillaries.
 
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(Question 5) Most sympathetic postganglionic fibers have cell bodies in a sympathetic ganglion ____________________.
 
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(Question 6) The three major processes involved in urine formation are filtration, reabsorption, and excretion.
 
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(Question 7) Sympathetic fibers issue from ________-________ regions of the spinal cord. .
 
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(Question 8) The kidneys keep the urine volume and composition essentially constant.
 
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(Question 9) The ____________________ fibers of the autonomic nerve pathway are located in the central nervous system.
 
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(Question 10) The kidneys are the organs that are primarily responsible for maintaining constancy of the volume and electrolyte composition of the internal fluid environment.
 
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Title: The ____________________ is a modified sympathetic ganglion that does not give rise to ...
Post by: bbk12 on Feb 22, 2018
1) adrenal medulla

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2) F

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3) norepinephrine (noradrenaline), acetylcholine

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4) T

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5) chain

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6) F

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7) thoraco-lumbar

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8) F

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9) preganglionic

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10) T


Title: The ____________________ is a modified sympathetic ganglion that does not give rise to ...
Post by: vanpac on Feb 22, 2018
Great answer!