Understanding Psychology Nervous System Quiz
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There are two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
How might a student’s parasympathetic NS respond at the end of gym class?
A. increasing the supply of oxygen to body tissues
B. increasing blood flow to the muscles
C. reducing the heart rate
D. suspending digestion
Identify letter “g” from the picture.
A. Soma
B. Nucleus
C. Axon
D. Myelin sheath
This controls our emotions, movements, thinking, and behavior.
A. Neurotransmitters
B. The Nervous System
C. Somatic NS
D. Neurons
Identify letter “b” in the image.
A. Nucleus
B. Axon
C. Cell body
D. Synapse
Messages move to and from the brain along thin cells called
A. neurotransmitters
B. synapses
C. neurons
D. axons
Voluntary movements, such as raising your hand, are controlled by the
A. Autonomic NS
B. Somatic NS
C. brain
D. Sympathetic NS
Involuntary movements are controlled by the
A. Autonomic NS
B. Somatic NS
C. brain
D. Peripheral NS
The nerves that branch out from the side of the spinal cord are the
A. myelin sheath
B. Peripheral NS
C. terminal buttons
D. Parasympathetic NS
There are two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Identify letter “a” from the picture.
A. Soma
B. Nucleus
C. Dendrites
D. Myelin Sheath
This works to conserve energy and to enhance the body’s ability to recover from strenuous activity such as at the end of a competition you were in.
A. Peripheral NS
B. Parasympathetic NS
C. Sympathetic NS
D. Somatic NS
The space between neurons is known as the
A. axon
B. dendrites
C. soma
D. synapse
When you smell something, the message from your nose to your brain travel over afferent neurons.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
One’s heartbeat, breathing, and digestive system is controlled by the
A. Autonomic NS
B. Peripheral NS
C. Somatic NS
D. neurotransmitters
Identify letter “c” from the picture.
A. Soma
B. Nucleus
C. Dendrites
D. Myelin sheath
The Peripheral NS is made up of the brain and spinal cord.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The Sympathetic NS prepares your body for emergencies, it expends energy.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is letter “e” in the image.
A. Dendrites
B. Myelin sheath
C. Axon
D. Axon terminals
The brain and spinal cord comprise the
A. Central NS
B. Peripheral NS
C. Autonomic NS
D. Sympathetic NS
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