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What is the receptor in pupillary reflex and the effector do both change simultaneously in pupillary reflex?
The receptor is the retina of the eye; smooth muscle of the iris is the effector. They both change simultaneously because the pupillary light reflex is contralateral.
Is A precapillary sphincter a cuff of smooth muscle that regulates the flow of blood into the capillaries?
true
What nuclei regulates the contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessel walls?
vasomotor center
Is the corneal reflex a somatic reflex or an autonomic reflex?
This particular reflex is autonomic as the affected muscle, constrictor pupillae muscle, is a smooth muscle and not under conscious control. Typically if you can consciously contract the muscle, any reflex associated with that muscle is somatic in nature.
Which of subdivision of peripheral nervous system regulates the activity of heart and smooth muscles?
somatic nervous system
What is smooth muscle activity responsible for?
Smooth muscle activity is responsible for involuntary body activities and the contractility of hollow organs. Hollow organs include the bladder gastrointestinal tract blood vessels, and the uterus.
Which autonomic nervous system increases activity in the smooth muscle of organs?
autonomic
Smooth muscle activity that mixes and churns a bolus of food is called?
segmentation
What type of movement does the autonomic system control?
The somatic nervous system regulates skeletal muscle tissue, while the ANS services smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue.
What system contols glandular activity and smooth muscle?
They are controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
Which activity is most likely to be controlled by a smooth muscle?
A smooth muscle is responsible for the contractibility of hollow organs, such as blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract. Going to the bathroom would be controlled by these types of muscles.
What is the muscle that is found in the small intestine?
smooth musclesmooth muscle
