Nervous System

Question 1

All nerves outside the brain and spinal cord have …… spinal nerves & ….. pairs of cranial nerves.

Answer 1

31 spinal nerves
12 pairs of cranial nerves

Question 2

2 types of nerves

Answer 2

Sensory/ afferent

Motor/ efferent

Question 3

Motor nerves

Answer 3

Convey impulses from the brain through the spinal cord to the effector organs

Question 4

Sensory motor

Answer 4

Conveys impulses from sensory organs to the brain

Question 5

Spinal nerves (5)

Answer 5

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

Question 6

What are the 4 types of sensory receptors in skin?

Answer 6

Touch
Pain
Heat
Cold

Question 7

The receptors that give us information about the position about the position of the body are called?

Answer 7

Proprioceptors

Question 8

The receptors that monitor blood pressure are called

Answer 8

Baroreceptors

Question 9

The autonomic nervous system can be divided into 2 functional parts that are called ?

Answer 9

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

Question 10

Which part is concerned with the fight and flight reaction?

Answer 10

Sympathetic