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Nervous System Quiz - SYMPATHETIC & PARASYMPATHETIC

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the nickname of the sympathetic nervous system?

a)

Think and Act

b)

Rest and Digest

c)

Fight or Flight

d)

Sleep and Dream

2.

What is the nickname of the parasympathetic nervous system?

a)

Run and Jump

b)

Fight or Flight

c)

Rest and Digest

d)

Think Fast

3.

Which nervous system makes your heart beat faster during stress?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Somatic

c)

Central

d)

Sympathetic

4.

Which system calms the body after stress?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Central

d)

Somatic

5.

What happens to breathing during sympathetic activation?

a)

Slows down

b)

Stops

c)

Speeds up

d)

Becomes shallow

6.

What happens to digestion during sympathetic response?

a)

Speeds up

b)

Pauses or slows down

c)

Stays the same

d)

Becomes painful

7.

Which system helps you calm down and sleep?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Sensory

d)

Somatic

8.

When your pupils dilate, which system is working?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Digestive

c)

Sympathetic

d)

Somatic

9.

You’re relaxing after a meal. Which system is active?

a)

Somatic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Sensory

10.

Which system is responsible for emergency responses?

a)

Central

b)

Somatic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Sympathetic

11.

You’re scared and start sweating. What system is active?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Parasympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Digestive

12.

Which system slows your heart rate when you're resting?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Somatic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Motor

13.

You see a bear and get ready to run. What system reacts?

a)

Somatic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Reflex

14.

The parasympathetic system helps with:

a)

Jumping

b)

Digesting food

c)

Running from danger

d)

Getting scared

15.

Which system saves energy and promotes body repair?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Somatic

d)

Central

16.

Which system is active when you are relaxed and reading?

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Digestive

c)

Parasympathetic

d)

Somatic

17.

The sympathetic system is triggered when you:

a)

Are sleepy

b)

Are calm

c)

Are scared or stressed

d)

Are digesting food

18.

What is not a result of sympathetic activation?

a)

Sweating

b)

Increased heart rate

c)

Faster breathing

d)

Deep sleep

19.

Which of the following is involuntary?

a)

Moving your arm

b)

Writing your name

c)

Digestion

d)

Speaking

20.

Which part of the nervous system controls both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?

a)

Central

b)

Peripheral

c)

Somatic

d)

Autonomic