MAJOR DIVISIONS AND PARTS OF THE NERVOUSE SYSTEM

Question 1

The _____ ______ includes the brain spinal cord and a complex network of nerves. This system sends messages back and forth.

Answer 1

Nervous System

Question 2

Two Divisions of the Nervous System

Answer 2

1. CNS( CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)
2. PNS(PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)

Question 3

ONE OF THE DIVISIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM which is made up of the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD

Answer 3

CNS(CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)

Question 4

ONE OF THE DIVISIONS THAT CONSISTS OF NERVES THAT RUN THROUGHOUT THE BODY

Answer 4

PNS(PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)

Question 5

TWO SUBDIVISIONS OF THE PNS (PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM)

Answer 5

1. SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
2. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 6

One of the subdivisions of the PNS that

-controls voluntary movement and sensation in the skin muscles and joints.
-responsible for relaying information from the brain to the skeletal muscles

Answer 6

Somatic nervous system

Question 7

One of the subdivisions of the PNS that

-is involuntary
-controls autonomic functions such as breathing heart rate and digestion
-responsible for laying information from the brain to the internal organs allowing our body to function without conscious control

Answer 7

Autonomic nervous system

Question 8

One of the Subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system that

Increases energy
-heart rate, blood pressure, and sweat glands

Fight or flight

Answer 8

Sympathetic

Question 9

One of the subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system that

Conserves energy
-digestion, salivation, heart rate

Rest and digest

Answer 9

Parasympathetic