Which of the Following Statements About the Autonomic Nervous System

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the autonomic nervous system is NOT true?

• A)The autonomic nervous system regulates the activities of cardiac and smooth muscle and glands.
• B)The sympathetic nervous system deals with "fight-or-flight" responses.
• C)The functions of the autonomic system are generally involuntary and subconscious.
• D)The parasympathetic nervous system promotes actions associated with relaxation.
• E)The neurotransmitter associated with the parasympathetic system is norepinephrine.

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Definitions:

Short-Run Cost Function

A representation of how total production costs change with output levels in the short term, when some factors are fixed.

Quasi-Fixed Costs

Costs that are not directly variable with the level of output but can change over time with scale of operations, such as salaries for permanent staff.

Positive Output

Production of goods or services in a quantity that exceeds zero.

Short-Run Cost Function

A mathematical relation describing how production costs change with output levels over a short period, where some inputs are fixed.