ALBERTA BIOLOGY 30 NERVOUS SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ALBERTA BIOLOGY 30 NERVOUS SYSTEM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the two divisions of the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅central &
peripheral


What are the two components of the central nervous system? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅brain & spinal cord


What two pathways can the peripheral nervous system be further divided into? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅sensory & motor


What is the difference between the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system?
Which division is it a part of? Which pathway? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅somatic =
voluntary control
autonomic = involuntary control
peripheral; motor pathways


What is the difference between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system? Is it a
part of the somatic or autonomic? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅sympathetic = dominates in
times of high activity/stress = FIGHT OR FLIGHT
parasympathetic = dominates during rest = REST & DIGEST
both a part of the autonomic nervous system


Choose sympathetic or parasympathetic: pupils dilate - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅sympathetic


Choose sympathetic or parasympathetic: heart rate decreases - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅parasympathetic


Choose sympathetic or parasympathetic: sphincter for bladder relaxes - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅sympathetic