Peripheral Nervous System

Front

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

Back

12

Front

What part of the nervous system is responsible for slowing down breathing and pulse after an emergency is over? Options: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Cranial Nerves, Spinal Nerves

Back

Parasympathetic

Front

Nerves that receive messages from the brain and spinal cord are: sensory, associative, interneurons, motor

Back

motor

Front

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the:
- Central nervous system
- Sensory nervous system
- Peripheral nervous system
- Associative nervous system

Back

Peripheral nervous system

Front

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

Back

increasing heart rate and blood pressure

Front

A nerve cell is known as a/an:

Back

neuron.

Front

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

Back

Somatic Nervous System

Front

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the:

Back

Autonomic nervous system

Front

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

Back

Autonomic Nervous System

Front

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

motor

,

associative

,

sensory

,

interneurons

Back

sensory