Which of the following hormones promotes sodium ion (and water) reabsorption by the kidney in order to increase blood pressure and blood volume?
A) glucagon
B) thyroxine
C) epinephrine
D) aldosterone
E) antidiuretic hormone
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Question 2) Which of the following effects is characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system?
A) decreased activity of the digestive system
B) stimulated sweat glands to produce perspiration
C) decreased urine output
D) increased metabolic rate
E) decreased heart rate
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Question 3) Which of the following promotes vasodilation and a decrease in blood pressure?
A) sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
B) cold
C) alcohol
D) epinephrine
E) angiotensin II
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Question 4) Preparing the body for the fight-or-flight response during threatening situations is the role of the ________.
A) sympathetic nervous system
B) cerebrum
C) parasympathetic nervous system
D) somatic nervous system
E) afferent nervous system
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Question 5) The friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels is called ________.
A) cardiac output
B) stroke volume
C) peripheral resistance
D) blood pressure
E) diastolic pressure
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Question 6) Which of the following is an alternate name for the parasympathetic nervous system?
A) the exercise division
B) the emergency division
C) thoracolumbar division
D) the fight-or-flight system
E) the craniosacral division
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Question 7) Which of the following vessels has the lowest blood pressure?
A) veins
B) capillaries
C) venae cavae
D) arteries
E) arterioles
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Question 8) In contrast to the somatic nervous system, the autonomic nervous system ________.
A) has a chain of two motor neurons
B) has a chain of two sensory neurons
C) stimulates its effector cells
D) has both sensory and motor fibers
E) is a subdivision of the central nervous system
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Question 9) Which one of the following areas is NOT a pressure point?
A) renal artery
B) radial artery
C) facial artery
D) dorsalis pedis artery
E) posterior tibial artery
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Question 10) The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are two arms of the ________.
A) central nervous system
B) voluntary nervous system
C) autonomic nervous system
D) somatic nervous system
E) peripheral nervous system
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