Divisions of the Nervous System and Neural Pathways

What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?

• Brain & Chest
• Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
• Brain & Spinal Cord
• Heart & Brain

Which of the following belong to the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

• Brain

• Somatic Nervous System

• Spinal Cord

• Autonomic Nervous System

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system

• parasympathetic system

• somatic nervous system

• cerebellum

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

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Autonomic
• Peripheral

_____ neurons carry messages from receptors to the CNS

• Motor

• Inter

• Sensory

• Fun

The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is dominant during resting.

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• somatic

• peripheral

_____ neurons carry  messages away from the CNS to cause a response

• Motor

• Inter

• Sensory

• Flower

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

• True

• False

Increased heart rate is caused by the

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is at the end of an axon terminal?

• Synapse

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Cell body