Peripheral Nervous System

The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:

• sympathetic nervous system
• parasympathetic system
• somatic nervous system
• cerebellum

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts

• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic
• Autonomic
• Peripheral

The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• somatic
• peripheral

Part of the peripheral that controls conscious activities

• autonomic
• somatic
• sympathetic
• parasympathetic

Controls automatic functions like breathing, heart rate, body temperature, wake and sleep cycles, etc.

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• basal ganglia
• brainstem

The job of the somatic nervous system is to control breathing and the respiratory system.

• True
• False

Lack of salivation

• sympathethic
• parasympathetic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

active digestion

• sympathetic
• parasympathetic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

• 9

• 12

• 21

• 31

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :

• Autonomic nervous system

• Somatic Nervous System

• Central nervous system

• Limbic System

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3