WorksheetsPeripheral Nervous System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
9
12
21
31
What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse after an emergency is over?
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Cranial Nerves
Spinal Nerves
Nerves that receive messages from the brain and spinal cord are:
sensory
associative
interneurons
motor
Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the:
Central nervous system
sensory nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Associative nervous system
The autonomic nervous system prepares the body for the "fight or flight" response by:
heightening the senses
increasing heart rate and blood pressure
decreasing the pain sensation
increasing blood supply to the kidneys
A nerve cell is known as a/an:
neurocyte.
neuron.
neuroblast
neuroma
What part of peripheral nervous system controls voluntary movement via skeletal muscle ?
central nervous
Somatic Nervous System
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic Nervous System
Central nervous system
Limbic System
What part of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary functions such as heart rate and smooth muscle ?
peripheral nervous system
central nervous system
Choroid Plexus
Autonomic Nervous System
Nerves that send messages from the outside world to the brain are:
motor
associative
sensory
interneurons
