Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System Quiz

What is the Somatic Nervous System a division of?

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Enteric Nervous System

What is the Somatic Nervous System responsible for?

• Involuntary responses

• Digestive processes

• Conscious perception of the environment and voluntary responses

• Regulation of heart rate

What is the function of sensory receptors?

• To produce hormones

• To detect environmental changes and trigger nerve impulses

• To synthesize proteins

• To absorb nutrients

Which of the following are considered somatic senses?

• Smell, taste, vision

• Touch, pressure, temperature, pain

• Equilibrium, hearing

• Digestion, respiration

Which of the following are considered special senses?

• Touch, pressure, temperature, pain

• Digestion, respiration, circulation

• Smell, taste, vision, equilibrium, hearing

• Muscle growth, skin tanning

What do chemoreceptors detect?

• Pain

• Light

• Chemical changes

• Touch

What is the function of thermoreceptors?

• Detect chemical changes

• Detect pain

• Detect touch

• Detect temperature changes

Which type of sensory receptor is responsible for detecting touch?

• Photoreceptors

• Pain receptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Mechanoreceptors

Photoreceptors are specialized for detecting what?

• Temperature changes

• Touch

• Light

• Pain

Which special sense is associated with the nose?

• Olfactory

• Gustatory

• Vision

• Hearing and Equilibrium