Nervous System Quiz

Which organs are part of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

• Brain and spinal cord

• Heart and lungs

• Liver and kidneys

• Stomach and intestines

What is one of the primary functions of the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

• Transporting oxygen in the blood

• Integration and command center

• Digesting food

• Producing hormones

Which type of nerves carry impulses to and from the spinal cord?

• Cranial nerves

• Spinal nerves

• Autonomic nerves

• Somatic nerves

What is the function of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

• Digesting food

• Serving as communication lines among sensory organs, the brain and spinal cord, and glands or muscles

• Producing red blood cells

• Regulating body temperature

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for interpreting incoming sensory information?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which type of nerve fibers carry information to the central nervous system from the skin, skeletal muscles, and joints?

• Visceral sensory fibers

• Somatic sensory fibers

• Autonomic nerve fibers

• Motor nerve fibers

What is the function of the motor (efferent) division of the peripheral nervous system?

• Carry information to the central nervous system

• Carry impulses away from the central nervous system

• Control involuntary actions only

• Control sensory information from visceral organs

Which subdivision of the motor (efferent) division is responsible for voluntary control of skeletal muscles?

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Visceral sensory system

• Sympathetic nervous system

The autonomic nervous system is responsible for controlling which types of muscles and glands?

• Skeletal muscles only

• Smooth and cardiac muscles and glands

• Skeletal and smooth muscles only

• Cardiac muscles and skeletal muscles

Which of the following is NOT a function of the sensory (afferent) division?

• Carry information from the skin to the central nervous system

• Carry information from visceral organs to the central nervous system

• Carry impulses away from the central nervous system

• Carry information from skeletal muscles to the central nervous system