CNS Palmer Exam 1 Answers vs
Questions Updated 2026
Coordination, Association, Integration; Internal, External - -is-The nervous stem plays the dominant
role in _____, _____ and _____ of body responses to ____ and ____ demand.
Encephalon - -is-The Latin term for the brain
Medulla Spinalis - -is-The Latin term for the spinal cord
Brain and spinal cord - -is-What are the two main parts of the central nervous system (CNS)?
12 - -is-How many cranial nerve pairs are there?
24 - -is-How many cranial nerves are there?
31 - -is-How many spinal nerve pairs are there?
62 - -is-How many spinal nerves are there?
86 - -is-How many nerve trunks are there total in the PNS?
Voluntary - -is-Is the somatic component of the nervous system voluntary or involuntary?
Skeletal musculature - -is-What does the somatic component of the nervous system innervate?
Cholinergic - -is-Axons that release acetylcholine are said to be _____
Acetylcholine - -is-Somatic axon endings release this neurotransmitter
Involuntary - -is-Is the autonomic component of the nervous system voluntary or involuntary?
, Visceral - -is-The autonomic component of the nervous system is sometimes called the _____
component.
Glandular, Smooth, and Cardiac Musculature - -is-What three areas does the autonomic component
of the nervous system innervate?
Autonomic (Visceral) - -is-Which component of the nervous system has efferent (motor) nerve fibers
that are divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic?
Efferent (motor) - -is-The ____ fibers of the autonomic (visceral) component of the nervous system
are the only ones divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic subdivisions.
Parasympathetic, sympathetic - -is-The efferent (motor) fibers of the autonomic (visceral)
component of the nervous system are the only owns divided into _______ and ______ subdivisions.
Only ones - -is-The efferent (motor) fibers of the autonomic (visceral) component of the nervous
system are the ____ ___ divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic subdivisions.
Cranial nerves III, VII, IX, X and S 2, 3, 4 - -is-Which nerves are part of the parasympathetic autonomic
subdivision?
Craniosacral - -is-The parasympathetic autonomic subdivision is also known as the _______
subdivision.
Two - -is-How many efferent neurons are used in the autonomic component of the nervous system?
One - -is-How many afferent neurons are used in the autonomic component of the nervous system?
Long; short - -is-In the parasympathetic subdivision, the preganglionic neuron is ___ and the
postganglionic neuron is ___
Acetylcholine - -is-Which neurotransmitter is released by preganglionic parasympathetic neurons?
Acetylcholine - -is-Which neurotransmitter is released by postganglionic parasympathetic neurons?
Questions Updated 2026
Coordination, Association, Integration; Internal, External - -is-The nervous stem plays the dominant
role in _____, _____ and _____ of body responses to ____ and ____ demand.
Encephalon - -is-The Latin term for the brain
Medulla Spinalis - -is-The Latin term for the spinal cord
Brain and spinal cord - -is-What are the two main parts of the central nervous system (CNS)?
12 - -is-How many cranial nerve pairs are there?
24 - -is-How many cranial nerves are there?
31 - -is-How many spinal nerve pairs are there?
62 - -is-How many spinal nerves are there?
86 - -is-How many nerve trunks are there total in the PNS?
Voluntary - -is-Is the somatic component of the nervous system voluntary or involuntary?
Skeletal musculature - -is-What does the somatic component of the nervous system innervate?
Cholinergic - -is-Axons that release acetylcholine are said to be _____
Acetylcholine - -is-Somatic axon endings release this neurotransmitter
Involuntary - -is-Is the autonomic component of the nervous system voluntary or involuntary?
, Visceral - -is-The autonomic component of the nervous system is sometimes called the _____
component.
Glandular, Smooth, and Cardiac Musculature - -is-What three areas does the autonomic component
of the nervous system innervate?
Autonomic (Visceral) - -is-Which component of the nervous system has efferent (motor) nerve fibers
that are divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic?
Efferent (motor) - -is-The ____ fibers of the autonomic (visceral) component of the nervous system
are the only ones divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic subdivisions.
Parasympathetic, sympathetic - -is-The efferent (motor) fibers of the autonomic (visceral)
component of the nervous system are the only owns divided into _______ and ______ subdivisions.
Only ones - -is-The efferent (motor) fibers of the autonomic (visceral) component of the nervous
system are the ____ ___ divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic subdivisions.
Cranial nerves III, VII, IX, X and S 2, 3, 4 - -is-Which nerves are part of the parasympathetic autonomic
subdivision?
Craniosacral - -is-The parasympathetic autonomic subdivision is also known as the _______
subdivision.
Two - -is-How many efferent neurons are used in the autonomic component of the nervous system?
One - -is-How many afferent neurons are used in the autonomic component of the nervous system?
Long; short - -is-In the parasympathetic subdivision, the preganglionic neuron is ___ and the
postganglionic neuron is ___
Acetylcholine - -is-Which neurotransmitter is released by preganglionic parasympathetic neurons?
Acetylcholine - -is-Which neurotransmitter is released by postganglionic parasympathetic neurons?
