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WorksheetsThe peripheral nervous system
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System?
a)
Brain & Chest
b)
Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Heart & Brain
2.
What are the two main parts of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Spinal Nerves & Receptors
b)
Arms & Legs
c)
Brain & Spinal Cord
d)
Optic Nerves & Receptors
3.
What are the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
a)
Somatic & Motor
b)
Brake & Motor
c)
Somatic & Autonomic
d)
Sensory & Motor
4.
Afferent nerves are called
a)
efferent
b)
sensory
c)
motor
d)
peripheral
5.
Motor nerves are called
a)
afferent
b)
peripheral
c)
sensory
d)
efferent
6.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
7.
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
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
8.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
9.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
10.
_____ neurons carry messages away from the central nervous system.
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Flower
11.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
13.
increased heart rate
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
14.
What generally maintains the electrical charge across the neuronal membrane?
a)
Na+ - K+ pump
b)
Action potential
c)
resting potential
d)
Voltage - gated channels
15.
Which of the following systems transmits impulse from CNS to involuntary organs and smooth muscles?
a)
Somatic neural system
b)
Sympathetic neural system
c)
Parasympathetic neural system
d)
Autonomic neural system
16.
Which of the following cells form myelin sheath around axon –
a)
Neuroglial cell
b)
Neuron
c)
Schwann cell
d)
Astrocyte
17.
Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
18.
increased heart rate
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
19.
pupils constricted
a)
parasympathetic
b)
sympathetic
20.
What tissue is not innervated by the autonomic nervous system?
a)
Glands
b)
Skeletal Muscle
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Smooth Muscle
21.
The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.
a)
True
b)
False
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