MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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subdivision of the efferent division that transmits action potentials to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, or glands
A
afferent division
B
autonomic nervous system
C
somatic nervous system
D
peripheral nervous system
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The visceral motor division, also known as the autonomic nervous system, carries signals to glands, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle. It can be further divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The autonomic nervous system, also called the visceral efferent nervous system, supplies motor impulses to cardiac muscle, to smooth muscle, and to glandular epithelium. It is further subdivided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Efferent Pathways of the Autonomic Nervous System The efferent pathways of the ANS consist of 2 neurons that transmit impulses from the CNS to the effector tissue. The preganglionic neuron originates in the CNS with its cell body in the lateral horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord or in the brainstem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The autonomic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal.

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