The Parasympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System

question 34

Multiple Choice

The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

• A) is associated with "fight or flight."
• B) uses the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
• C) arises from parts of the spinal cord.
• D) inhibits digestion.
• E) opposes the effects of the sympathetic division.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a data set when it is organized in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the set has an even number of observations.

IQR

IQR, or Interquartile Range, is a measure of statistical variability, which is calculated as the difference between the 25th (first quartile) and the 75th percentile (third quartile) values in a data set, showing the spread of the middle 50% of the data.

Range

The gap between the maximum and minimum figures within a dataset.