CNS & PNS Review

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

• Parasympathetic System

• Sympathetic System

• The brain

• Cerebellum

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The part of the Nervous System that branches out from the Central Nervous System:

• Peripheral System

• Parasympathetic System

• Autonomic System

The peripheral nervous system is protected by bony structures

• True

• False

The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting

• Parasympathetic System

• Sympathetic System

• Enteric System

• Requiem System

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which is not part of the Peripheral Nervous System

• Sensory Neurons

• Axons

• Spinal Cord

• Cranial Nerves

The main function of this system is to connect the CNS to the rest of the body.

• central nervous system

• muscle cells

• peripheral nervous system

• the brain

These nerves will transmit information from sensory receptors in the body to the CNS

• motor nerves

• sensory nerves

• mixed nerves

• auto nerves

These nerves will transmit information from the CNS to muscles, organs, and glands

• motor nerves

• sensory nerves

• mixed nerves

• auto nerves

Where are the cranial nerves located

• head and neck

• arms and shoulders

• legs and hips

• hands and feet

Which neurotransmitter is released to stimulate contractions in the Somatic Nervous System?

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine (ACh)

• Norepinephrine