Nervous System Quiz

What is the primary function of the nervous system?

• Digestion

• Convey information

• Circulation

• Respiration

Which of the following is part of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

• Afferent Nerves

• Efferent Nerves

• Brain

• Sensory Neurons

What type of nerves go from the body to the brain?

• Efferent Nerves

• Motor Neurons

• Afferent Nerves

• Central Nerves

What is the role of efferent nerves in the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

• Go from body to brain

• Go from brain to body

• Connect brain to spinal cord

• Transmit sensory information

What type of nerves carry information from the body to the brain?

• Efferent nerves

• Afferent nerves

• Motor neurons

• Interneurons

Which type of receptor responds to mechanical stimuli?

• Thermoreceptors

• Nociceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

Where do afferent neurons originate?

• Only in the brain

• Blood & lymph vessels, internal organs, special sense organs, skin, muscles & tendons

• Only in the spinal cord

• Only in muscles

Which type of receptor responds to light?

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

• Thermoreceptors

What is the primary function of efferent nerves in the peripheral nervous system?

• Transmit sensory information to the brain

• Transmit motor signals from the brain to the body

• Regulate blood pressure

• Control digestive processes

Which system is known as the "fight or flight" system?

• Parasympathetic

• Somatic

• Sympathetic

• Central