The peripheral nervous system

What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?

• Brain & Chest
• Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
• Brain & Spinal Cord
• Heart & Brain

What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System?

• Spinal Nerves & Receptors
• Arms & Legs
• Brain & Spinal Cord
• Optic Nerves & Receptors

What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?

• Somatic & Motor
• Brake & Motor
• Somatic & Autonomic
• Sensory & Motor

Afferent nerves are called

• efferent
• sensory
• motor
• peripheral

Motor nerves are called

• afferent
• peripheral
• sensory
• efferent

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

_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system

• Motor
• Inter
• Sensory
• Fun

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

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• somatic
• peripheral

_____ neurons carry  messages away from the central nervous system.

• Motor
• Inter
• Sensory
• Flower