Pns

_____ neurons (or nerves) carry messages from the central nervous system to other parts of the body.

• Motor

• Nervous

• Sensory

• Messenger

• Relay

What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?

• neurons

• sensory receptors

• spinal cord

• motor nerves

• sensory nerves

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

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Autonomic

• Peripheral

What is structure B?

• Nucleus

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Cell Body

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following best describes a nerve impulse?

• It is a sound wave

• It is an electrical signal

• It is a specialized cell

Your nervous systems collects information from your environment, processes it , then decides how to:

• input

• respond

• output

• brain

Your PNS is made up of:

• your brain and nerves

• your brain and spinal cord

• your spinal cord and nerves

• your nerves

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

• Communicate information from the body’s organs, glands and muscles to the CNS

• Communicate information from the body’s organs, glands and muscles to the CNS and vice versa

• Communicate information to the body’s organs, glands and muscles to the CNS

• Communication between sensory neurons and motor neurons

Two subdivisions off the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) are?

• The brain and the spinal cord

• Sympathetic nervous system and Parasympathetic nervous system

• Sensory neurons and Motor neurons

• Somatic Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System

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

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Autonomic

• Peripheral