MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You’re giving a speech in front of the class (most of you would feel this)
A
sympathetic
B
parasympathetic
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -EXAMPLES. Physiological changes induced by the sympathetic nervous system include accelerating the heart rate, widening bronchial passages, decreasing motility of the large intestine, dilating the pupils, and causing perspiration.

Detailed explanation-2: -eg, the sympathetic nervous system can accelerate heart rate, widen bronchial passages, decrease motility (movement) of the large intestine, constrict blood vessels, cause pupil dilation, activate goose bumps, start sweating and raise blood pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two kinds of neurons involved in the transmission of any signal through the sympathetic system: pre-ganglionic and post-ganglionic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sympathetic Nervous System Structure The SNS consists of two sets of neurons – those that have their cell bodies within the spinal cord, and those whose soma resides in ganglia outside the central nervous system.

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