Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

What parts of the nervous system make the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

• brain and spinal cord

• nerves

What neurons are used in the PNS?

• Motor neurons

• Sensory neurons

• Inter and motor neurons

• interneurons

• motor and sensory neurons

Is the somatic nervous system involved mostly in voluntary or involuntary muscle movements?

• voluntary

• involuntary

Is the autonomic nervous system involved in voluntary or involuntary muscle movement?

• voluntary

• involuntary

Sneezing is an example of:

• somatic nervous system

• autonomic nervous system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The autonomic nervous system can be further divided into two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

Which is the best example of the sympathetic nervous system?

• relaxed (rest and digest)

• emergency or stress (fight or flight)

The autonomic nervous system can be further divided into two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

Which is the best example of the parasympathetic nervous system?

• relaxed (rest and digest)

• emergency or stress (fight or flight)

What would your heart rate be like in parasympathetic nervous system?

• slow

• fast

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What would your saliva be like in sympathetic nervous system?

• makes more saliva

• makes less saliva

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3