What part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate? Correct Ans-brain stem
How does motor and sensory information travel from the brain to the body? Correct Ans-
through the cranial nerves
Are the cranial nerves and spinal nerves part of the CNS or the PNS? Correct Ans-PNS
How many cranial nerve pairs are there? Correct Ans-12
How many spinal nerve pairs are there? Correct Ans-31
Cranial nerves carry what kind of information? Correct Ans-smell, vision, hearing, and
taste
Where is that information transmitted (to what part of the body)? Correct Ans-to the brain
The spinal nerves carry motor and sensory information to what part(s) of the body?
Correct Ans-originates in the brain stem and exits at the base of the skull
What are the FOUR systems that work together to produce speech? Correct Ans-
respiratory
What is the primary function of the respiratory system? Correct Ans-exchanges oxygen for
carbon dioxide
What is the primary function of the laryngeal system? Correct Ans-controls the flow of air
What is the primary function of the articulatory system? Correct Ans-to produce speech
sounds
What is the primary function of the resonating system? Correct Ans-
What is the secondary function of the respiratory system? Correct Ans-provide the power
source for the production of speech
What is the secondary function of the laryngeal system? Correct Ans-to produce vocal-fold
vibration
What is the secondary function of the articulatory system? Correct Ans-chewing and
swallowing
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