Select the Incorrect Statement About the Parasympathetic Nervous System

question 18

Multiple Choice

Select the incorrect statement about the parasympathetic nervous system.

• A)It inhibits all cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
• B)Neurotransmitter from all its postganglionic fibers bind to muscarinic receptors.
• C)Neurotransmitter from all its preganglionic fibers bind to nicotinic receptors.
• D)Part of it originates in the brain
• E)Part of it originates in the most inferior region of the spinal cord.

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Definitions:

Conversion

In psychology, a defense mechanism where unconscious conflicts or stressors are manifested as physical symptoms without a medical cause.

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders are mental health conditions where a person experiences intense and excessive distress and symptoms related to physical health, without a clear medical cause.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Professionals who study and apply theories focusing on the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Hysterical Disorders

Now more commonly referred to as conversion disorders, these are psychological disorders that involve the conversion of emotional distress into physical symptoms without a medical cause.