Understanding the Nervous System

Understanding the Nervous System

12th Grade

9 Qs

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Understanding the Nervous System

Understanding the Nervous System

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Science

12th Grade

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Matthew McLean

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three principal functions of the nervous system?

Sensory input, motor output, and digestion

Sensory input, integration, and motor output

Integration, respiration, and motor output

Sensory input, integration, and respiration

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for processing sensory input and deciding on a response?

Peripheral nervous system

Central nervous system

Autonomic nervous system

Somatic nervous system

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the peripheral nervous system?

It processes sensory input and decides on a response

It communicates between the central nervous system and the rest of the body

It controls involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion

It is responsible for voluntary muscle movements

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which division of the peripheral nervous system picks up sensory stimuli?

Efferent division

Afferent division

Somatic division

Autonomic division

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the efferent division of the peripheral nervous system do?

It picks up sensory stimuli

It sends directions from the brain to muscles and glands

It processes sensory input

It controls the digestive system

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary muscle movements?

Autonomic nervous system

Somatic nervous system

Central nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

It controls voluntary muscle movements

It processes sensory input

It controls involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion

It communicates between the brain and the rest of the body

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for mobilising the body into action?

Parasympathetic division

Sympathetic division

Somatic division

Afferent division

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system do?

It mobilises the body into action

It relaxes the body and conserves energy

It controls voluntary muscle movements

It processes sensory input