HHB 3.1 Divisions of the Nervous System

Identify the part of the nervous system composed of the brain and the spinal cord.

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

What term is given to all other nerves in the body, excluding the Central Nervous System?

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Identify the correct divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System.

• Sympathetic

• Autonomic

• Parasympathetic

• Somatic

Identify the type of neuron that carries impulses from sense organs to the CNS.

• Sensory

• Inter

• Motor

• Relay Pathways

Motor neurons carry impulses from the CNS to muscles and glands which are also known as what?

• Receptors

• Effectors

• Sense Organs

Which system is composed of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system?

• SNS

• PNS

• CNS

• ANS

Identify the term used to describe the fact that the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in opposite ways.

• Converging

• Antagonistic

• Converging

• Reverberating

Which branch of the ANS speeds up heart rate but slows down intestinal secretions?

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

Identify the type of neural pathway that involves impulses from several neurons travelling to one neuron.

• Diverging

• Reverberating

• Converging

Diverging neural pathways involve neurons later in the pathway linking with earlier neurons.

• True

• False