Overview of the Nervous System

What are the two subdivisions of the nervous system?

Fill in the blank: The nervous system is one of the smallest and yet the most complex of the ___ body systems.

• body

• digestive

• circulatory

• respiratory

Which part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

What does the Central Nervous System consist of?

• Brain and spinal cord

• Heart and lungs

• Muscles and bones

• Skin and hair

The Peripheral Nervous System includes everything outside the brain and spinal cord. True or False?

• True

• False

Which system controls voluntary activities such as skeletal muscle activity?

• Autonomic Nervous System

• Somatic Nervous System

• Enteric Nervous System

• Central Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System controls ________ activities.

• involuntary

• voluntary

• conscious

• controlled

What is the Enteric Nervous System also known as?

• Brain of the gut

• Spinal cord of the gut

• Heart of the gut

• Lungs of the gut

What does the Central Nervous System (CNS) consist of?

• Brain and spinal cord

• Nerves and ganglia

• Sensory receptors

• Enteric plexuses

Where is the brain located in the Central Nervous System (CNS)?

• Skull

• Vertebral column

• GI tract

• Connective tissue