Pns

PNS stands for

• Parallel Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Physical Nervous System

• Pressure Nervous System

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The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of

• the brain and spinal cord

• all of the neurons in the body

• the neurons outside of the brain and spinal cord

• the neurons in your arms and legs

What does the somatic system do? (the somatic system is part of the Peripheral Nervous System)

• It speeds up functions of the body ready for fight or flight

• it slows down functions of the body ready for rest and digest

• It consists of all the neurons outside of the Central Nervous System

• It is used for actions that you control (reaching out and grabbing something) and sensing stimuli

Select three actions that are carried out by the Parasympathetic System

• slows the heartbeat down

• increases blood flow to the digestive tract to help digest food

• dilates the pupils to improve distance vision

• speeds the heartbeat up

• contracts the pupils to improve close vision

Which division of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) carries signals from bones, joints, skin, and organs of vision to the central nervous system (CNS)?

• Somatic sensory

• Autonomic motor

• Visceral sensory

• Somatic motor

What does the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) consist mainly of?

• Brain and spinal cord

• Nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord

• Integration and control center

• Sensory input and motor output

Which of these is NOT part of the PNS?

• Sympathetic division

• Autonomic division

• Sensory division

• All of these are a part of the PNS

Which nerves are part of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

• Spinal nerves and cranial nerves

• Sensory nerves and motor nerves

• Autonomic nerves and somatic nerves

• Central nerves and peripheral nerves

The Autonomic part of the Peripheral Nervous System is split into two parts, select both

• Central Nervous System

• Sympathetic

• Parasypathetic

• Somatic

The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into the Somatic System and the Autonomic System

• True

• False