Nervous Divisions

How is a message delivered from the "sending" neuron to the "receiving" axon?

• sympathetic nerves

• hormones

• medulla oblongata

• neurotransmitters

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

• axons

• sensory receptors

• spinal cord

• motor neurons

What is a neuron?

• A ron of the neu variety

• A cell in the heart

• Some random thing... I wasn't listening

• A nerve cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which TWO of these are the main divisions of the nervous system?

• Central Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

In which division do the brain and spinal cord belong?

• Central Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

This division is the part of the PNS that deals with sensing a stimulus and sending a message towards the brain.

• Efferent

• Somatic

• Autonomic

• Afferent

This division is the part of the PNS that deals with motor movements and receives messages from the brain.

• Efferent

• Autonomic

• Somatic

• Afferent

The efferent (motor) division is divided into which TWO of these?

• Somatic

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

• Autonomic

Which of these divisions deals with involuntary movements?

• Central Nervous System

• Afferent Division

• Somatic Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

Which division of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary movements?

• Central Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System