Nervous System

What are the two main parts of the nervous system?

• Central and Peripheral
• Central and neurons
• Brain and Peripheral
• Neurons and Synapse

What are the two parts of the Central nervous system?

• Nerves and Neurotransmitters
• Brain and Spinal Cord
• Brain and Nerves
• Spinal Cord and nerves

What type of cells make up the nervous system?

• long ones
• Neurons
• Blood
• Stem

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Three steps the Central nervous system does Brain Receives information, ________ _ ___________ and Delivers the response.

• creates a response
• reacts to stimulus
• moves a muscle
• releases a neurotransmitter

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in 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

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

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• somatic
• peripheral

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

• True

• False

increased heart rate

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following divisions of the nervous system controls voluntary behaviors?

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Autonomic

• Somatic

• Afferent