EXERCISES, LESSON 6
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
Select the names of the two major divisions of the human nervous system.
a.
The central nervous system and the somatic nervous system.
b.
The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
c.
The central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
d.
The central nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
2.
Select the names of the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system.
a.
The central nervous system and the somatic nervous system.
b.
The autonomic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous
system.
c.
The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
3.
The autonomic nervous system is best described as:
a.
The part of the peripheral nervous system that is under voluntary control.
b.
The part of the peripheral nervous system that innervates skeletal
muscle and which has acetylcholine as the chemical transmitter.
c.
The part of the peripheral nervous system that is involuntary and
innervates smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, and gland cells.
d.
The part of the peripheral nervous system that is involuntary and is
frequently referred to as the adrenergic nervous system.
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