Quiz for:
Overview of the Peripheral Nervous System

Question 1

What type of receptors provide a sense of body position and movement?

Question 2

How is the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) divided?

Question 3

What are the components of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?

Question 4

What type of receptors respond to mechanical forces?

Question 5

Which system within the Autonomic Nervous System helps maintain normal body functions and calms the body?

Question 6

Which system within the Autonomic Nervous System prepares the body for rapid response to threats?

Question 7

What is the function of the dorsal root in sensory pathways?

Question 8

Which plexus serves the shoulder, arm, and hand?

Question 9

What do proprioceptors detect?

Question 10

What do pain receptors recognize?

Question 11

What is critical for the transmission of nerve signals between neurons?

Question 12

What is the specific role of encapsulated nerve endings?

Question 13

Which nerve plexus serves the lower back, abdomen, groin, thighs, knees, and calves?

Question 14

What is the function of sensory receptors in the PNS?

Question 15

What structures do the dorsal roots of spinal nerves contain?