The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the autonomic nervous system. The instructor determines that learning has occurred when the students make which statement(s)? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply

1. "The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are not always opposite in their effects."
2. "The parasympathetic nervous system is the "fight-or-flight" response."
3. "Sympathetic stimulation causes dilation of arterioles."
4. "The parasympathetic nervous system causes bronchial constriction."
5. "The sympathetic nervous system is activated under stress."


1,4,5
Rationale 1: The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are not always opposite in their effects.
Rationale 2: The parasympathetic nervous system is the rest-and-digest response.
Rationale 3: Sympathetic stimulation causes constriction of arterioles.
Rationale 4: The parasympathetic nervous system causes bronchial constriction.
Rationale 5: The sympathetic nervous system is activated under stress.
Global Rationale: The parasympathetic nervous system causes bronchial constriction. The sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are not always opposite in their effects. The sympathetic nervous system is activated under stress. The parasympathetic nervous system is the rest-and-digest response. Sympathetic stimulation causes constriction of arterioles.

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