Peripheral Nervous System

Which of the following is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?

• brain

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

• sensory receptors

Which of the following is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?

• spinal cord

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

• sensory receptors

_____ are located in the skin, muscles, joints, internal organs, and sense organs such as the eyes and ears

• meninges

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

• sensory receptors

_____ detect temperature, pain, touch, pressure, light, sound, odor, and other stimuli

• meninges

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

• sensory receptors

The _____ originate from the spinal cord

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

The _____ originate from the brain

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

The 31 pair of _____ are designated by a letter that indicates the region of the vertebral column from which they originate and a number that indicates the location in each region where they emerge

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

The sensory division and the _____ division are the two functional subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system

• motor

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• autonomic

• somatic

The motor division and the _____ division are the two functional subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system

• sensory

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• autonomic

• somatic

The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system are the two components of the _____ division of the peripheral nervous system

• motor

• sensory