CNA 89 Quiz 15

The two main divisions of the nervous system are the _____

• central and peripheral

• motor and sensory

• brain and spinal cord

• spinal and cranial

The major regions of the brain are the _____

• motor cortex and sensory cortex

• spinal nerves and cranial nerves

• cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem

• gray matter and white matter

The main function of the sensory cortex is to _____

• receive information from sensory receptors

• send messages to muscles

• coordinate the action of many muscles

• keep the body in homeostasis

The cerebellum is responsible for all of these except for _____

• vision

• balance

• coordination

• speed of repeated actions

The functions carried out by the brain stem are _____

• all voluntary

• mostly voluntary

• mostly involuntary

• all involuntary

Cranial nerves are _____

• all sensory

• all motor

• all both sensory and motor

• either sensory, motor or mixed

The somatic NS and the autonomic NS are both _____

• branches of the CNS

• types of cranial nerves

• types of spinal nerves

• types of motor nerves