Control and Response

Our ability to make our legs move as we walk across the room is controlled by the ________ nervous system.

• autonomic

• somatic

• parasympathetic

• sympathetic

The central nervous system is comprised of the ________.

• brain and spinal cord

• sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

• organs and glands

• somatic and autonomic nervous systems

If your ________ is activated, you will feel relatively at ease.

• somatic nervous system

• sympathetic nervous system

• parasympathetic nervous system

• spinal cord

Sympathetic activation is associated with ________.

• storage of glucose in the liver and increased digestion

• walking and running

• maintaining heart rate while completing routine activities

• pupil dilation and increased heart rate

Susan, a college freshman, is taking college algebra. She never liked math and fears she will probably not do well in this first math course. She stays up all night studying for the first exam, and the next morning, she enters the classroom to take the test. As she sits down and takes out her pencils, she feels nervous; she begins to sweat, her stomach is upset, and her heart begins to race. What is happening to Susan?

• Her body is preparing to respond to stress

• Her body is preparing to successfully take the exam

• Her body is preparing to return to a relaxed state

• Her body is getting sick

Based on Susan’s nervousness and on her physiological responses, what part of Susan’s nervous system is being activated?

• parasympathetic division

• somatic nervous system

• central nervous system

• sympathetic division

As Susan enters the classroom and prepares to take the math exam, her bodily changes represent ________.

• homeostasis response

• a confident and determined response

• relaxation

• fight-or-flight response

As the exam is passed out, Susan takes several deep breaths and closes her eyes. She visualizes herself confidently taking the exam and focuses on her breathing and heart rate. She feels her heart and breathing slow down, and she feels calm and able to focus on answering the questions on the exam. Based on these new physiological responses, what part of Susan’s nervous system is now being activated?

• sympathetic division

• somatic nervous system

• central nervous system

• parasympathetic division

The part of the nervous system that prepares the body to respond to threatening events is the ________ division, and the part that helps the body to maintain a normal state of balance is the ________ division.

• parasympathetic;

  sympathetic

• sympathetic; somatic

• autonomic; parasympathetic

• sympathetic;

  parasympathetic

The central nervous system consists of the

• brain and spinal cord

• peripheral and autonomic nervous systems

• somatic and autonomic nervous systems

• sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems