Week 6: Nervous System II

Glands that release hormones are controlled by the somatic nervous system.

• True

• False

Peripheral nervous system is divided into _________.

• Autonomic and Somatic

• Sensory and Motor

• Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, digestion and sweating, is controlled by?

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

The sympathetic nervous system controls the "fight or flight" response.

• True

• False

Which fissure divides the brain into right and left hemispheres?

• Longitudinal fissure

• Transverse

Which matter is made up of myelinated axons?

• Grey

• White

The midbrain is responsible for control of heart rate and respiration?

• True

• False

The spinal cord comes out of the skull through the foramen magnum.

• True

• False

Injuries in the thoracic region and below, resulting in paralysis of the lower extremities is called?

• Quadriplegia

• Paraplegia

______ gather information about changes around the body and send signals to the CNS.

• Motor

• Sensory