Silverthorn Human Physiology Chapter 11 Student Questions-

1). What are the divisions of the efferent autonomic nervous system?

2). Why does the efferent autonomic nervous system need separate divisions?

3). If the autonomic nervous system were to be integrated into a reflex pathway, what should it communicate with?

4). Is the autonomic nervous system a true homeostatic system? Why or why not?

5). How are the divisions of the autonomic nervous system anatomically designed?

6). What is the significance of the anatomic design of the autonomic nervous system?

7). How do the divisions of the autonomic nervous system differ neurochemically?

8). Why must the neurochemical design of the autonomic nervous system be this way?

9). How is the magnitude and duration of an autonomic response modulated?

10). How does the same neurochemical induce different responses in target effector tissues?

11). Why does the body have adrenal glands?

12). Are the adrenal glands truly redundant in design with the sympathetic nervous system?

13). How does the efferent somatic motor pathways differ from the efferent branches of the autonomic nervous system?