Nervous System

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What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

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Central and Peripheral nervous systems

Front

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of? Options: brain and spinal cord, brain and cranial nerves, spinal cord and spinal nerves, cranial nerves and spinal nerves

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brain and spinal cord

Front

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together make up which division of the nervous system?

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Autonomic

Front

Mukucha's heart is beating rapidly, his pupils are dilated, and his mouth is dry. This response was triggered by which division of his nervous system?

Back

Sympathetic

Front

Afferent neurons are primarily responsible for which of the following? Moving voluntary muscle. Activating the fight or flight response. Bringing sensory information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system. Maintaining the rest or digest response. Keeping the heart beating.

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Bringing sensory information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system.

Front

"Fight or flight" is mostly associated with which subdivision of the nervous system?

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Sympathetic

Front

Another name for motor neurons is

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efferent neurons.

Front

Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors? Options: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Autonomic, Somatic, Afferent

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Somatic

Front

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS and connect to other body parts

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Peripheral

Front

What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

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parasympathetic and sympathetic