Nervous System Quiz
Authored by Wilmarie Busher-Betancourt
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A patient exhibits increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and sweating after a panic attack. Which part of the PNS is responsible?
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Division
Somatic Division
Diencephalon
Broca’s Area
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A patient’s digestive system increases its activity while resting. Which division is activated?
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Sensory (Afferent) Division
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of neurons are involved when a patient voluntarily lifts an object?
Sensory Neurons
Autonomic Neurons
Motor Neurons in the Somatic System
Visual Association Neurons
Olfactory Neurons
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A patient experiences rapid changes in blood pressure and body temperature. Which nervous system division is most likely at work?
Somatic Division
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Division
Visual Association Areas
Auditory Cortex
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During an emergency situation, which physiological response is least likely to occur?
Increased heart rate
Slowed digestion
Increased defecation
Increased blood pressure
Pupils dilating
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A doctor performs a reflex test. What division of the nervous system is being evaluated?
Somatic Division
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Division
Sensory (Afferent) Division
Visual Association Areas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A patient feels a painful sensation from a burn. Which part of the PNS carries this sensation to the brain?
Motor Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Autonomic Neurons
Frontal Eye Field
Fusiform Gyrus
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