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Peripheral Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

a)

9

b)

12

c)

21

d)

31

2.

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse after an emergency is over?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Cranial Nerves

d)

Spinal Nerves

3.

Nerves that receive messages from the brain and spinal cord are:

a)

sensory

b)

associative

c)

interneurons

d)

motor

4.

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the:

a)

Central nervous system

b)

sensory nervous system

c)

Peripheral nervous system

d)

Associative nervous system

5.

The autonomic nervous system prepares the body for the "fight or flight" response by:

a)

heightening the senses

b)

increasing heart rate and blood pressure

c)

decreasing the pain sensation

d)

increasing blood supply to the kidneys

6.

A nerve cell is known as a/an:

a)

neurocyte.

b)

neuron.

c)

neuroblast

d)

neuroma

7.

What part of peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement via skeletal muscle ?

a)

central nervous

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

peripheral nervous system

d)

autonomic nervous system

8.

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Central nervous system

d)

Limbic System

9.

What part of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary functions such as heart rate and smooth muscle ?

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

central nervous system

c)

Choroid Plexus

d)

Autonomic Nervous System

10.

Nerves that send messages from the outside world to the brain are:

a)

motor

b)

associative

c)

sensory

d)

interneurons