Peripheral Nervous System Quizizz

What composes the peripheral nervous system?

• The brain and spinal cord

• Cranial and spinal nerves

• Motor neurons

• Smooth and skeletal muscle

How many pairs of cranial nerves are in the human body?

• 31 pairs

• 12 pairs
• 8 pairs
• 14 pairs

What is true about cranial nerves?

• They are all sensory neurons

• All are mixed neurons

• They innervate the head and neck

• They exit from the spinal cord

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there in the human body?

• 31 pairs
• 30 pairs
• 28 pairs
• 32 pairs

All spinal nerves are classified as what nerve type?

• sensory nerves
• motor nerves
• autonomic nerves
• mixed nerves

What division of the peripheral nervous system sends information to the central nervous system?

• Afferent division

• Somatic division
• Autonomic division
• Efferent division

What does the autonomic nervous system control?

• Sensory perception such as sight and hearing.
• Voluntary muscle movements like walking and running.
• Involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.
• Cognitive functions like memory and decision making.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response?

• Sympathetic nervous system
• Parasympathetic nervous system
• Central nervous system
• Somatic nervous system

Which of the following does the parasympathetic nervous system increase?

• Blood pressure
• Heart rate
• Digestion
• Respiration rate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The somatic nervous system is -

• voluntary

• involuntary

• sensory

• automatic