How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

• 9

• 12

• 21

• 31

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse after an emergency is over?

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Cranial Nerves

• Spinal Nerves

Nerves that receive messages from the brain and spinal cord are:

• sensory

• associative

• interneurons

• motor

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the:

• Central nervous system

• sensory nervous system

• Peripheral nervous system

• Associative nervous system

The autonomic nervous system prepares the body for the "fight or flight" response by:

• heightening the senses

• increasing heart rate and blood pressure

• decreasing the pain sensation

• increasing blood supply to the kidneys

A nerve cell is known as a/an:

• neurocyte.

• neuron.

• neuroblast

• neuroma

What part of peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement via skeletal muscle ?

• central nervous

• Somatic Nervous System

• peripheral nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic Nervous System

• Central nervous system

• Limbic System

What part of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary functions such as heart rate and smooth muscle ?

• peripheral nervous system

• central nervous system

• Choroid Plexus

• Autonomic Nervous System

Nerves that send messages from the outside world to the brain are:

• motor

• associative

• sensory

• interneurons