Understanding the Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system includes the brain?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

What is responsible for relaying signals to and from the rest of the body?

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system is protected by the skull and vertebral column?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system is involved in higher cognitive functions such as thinking and memory?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system controls voluntary movements?

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for reflex actions?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system includes cranial nerves?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Both

• Neither

Which part of the nervous system regulates involuntary functions such as heart rate and digestion?

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system integrates and interprets information from the senses?

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

Which part of the nervous system contains the autonomic nervous system?

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

• Both

• Neither