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CNS Exam Review: Brain, Cranial Nerves, Reflexes

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Accessory CN function is to...

a)

help with speech

b)

Move your eyes

c)

Tongue movements

d)

Turning your head, shoulder movement

2.

Olfactory nerve function to what....

a)

Sense of taste

b)

Sense of Touch

c)

Sense of smell

d)

Sense of pain

3.

What is the Number and function of the Glossopharyngeal

a)

#5 - moves the tongue

b)

#8 - helps you hear

c)

#11 - moves the tongue

d)

#9 - taste, swallowing, saliva

4.

What system are the Cranial nerves a part of?

a)

The Central Nervous System

b)

The Autonomic Nervous System

c)

The Peripheral Nervous System

d)

None of the above

5.

The Hypothalamus controls what functions?

a)

relay station for pain

b)

Relay station for memory

c)

Homeostasis, body tempature, water balance

d)

Speech and language

6.
Allows you to swallow your food
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Glossopharyngeal
d)
Hypoglossal
7.
Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Facial
d)
Glossopharyngeal
8.
Slows the heart rate 
a)
Glossopharyngeal
b)
Vagus
c)
Accessory
d)
Hypoglossal
9.
Shrugs the shoulders
a)
Accessory
b)
Vestibulocochlear
c)
Abducens
d)
Trigeminal
10.
Balance
a)
Optic
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Vagus
11.
Moves eyes laterally away from the nose
a)
abducens
b)
facial
c)
trigeminal
d)
accessory
12.
Taste sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
a)
facial
b)
trigeminal
c)
glossopharngeal
d)
hypoglossal
13.
A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve?
a)
Olfactory
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Accessory
14.
Bell's Palsy
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Olfactory
d)
Vagus
15.
Eye movement down and in
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trochlear
c)
Trigeminal
d)
Abducens
16.

hearing and balance

a)

trigeminal

b)

olfactory

c)

hypoglossal

d)

vestibulocochlear

17.

sense of smell

a)

olfactory

b)

optic

c)

oculomotor

d)

trigimenal;

18.

Controls most of the movement of the eye

a)

Abducens

b)

Trochlear

c)

Oculomotor

d)

Hypoglossal

19.

Tasting and swallowing

a)

vestibulochelear

b)

vagus

c)

hypoglossal

d)

glossopharyngeal

20.

The middle layer of the meninges is called...

a)

pia mater

b)

arachnoid mater

c)

dura mater

d)

watsa mater

21.

The ventricles are filled with

a)

gray matter

b)

white matter

c)

cerebrospinal fluid

d)

ependymal cells

22.

The outermost of the meninges is the

a)

pia mater

b)

arachnoid mater

c)

dura mater

d)

subarchnoid space

23.
Which letter represents the Cervical Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
Which letter represents the Thoracic Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
25.
Which letter represents the Lumbar Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
Which lobe is known for “higher-cognitive functions like problem solving and decision making?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
27.
Which lobe is responsible for hearing, selective attention, and language comprehension?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
28.
Which lobe is primarily responsible for processing and relaying visual cues from the eyes?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
29.
Which part of the brain controls messages between the cerebrum and the spinal cord.  Also maintains vital signs such as breathing and heart beat
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Spinal Cord
30.
The ____________ is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system?
a)
Spinal Cord
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Frontal Lobe
31.
The spinal cord is protected by a bony spinal column made up of bones called ____________.
a)
White matter
b)
Gray matter
c)
Meninges
d)
Vertebrae
32.
What deep brain structure in the Temporal Lobe is concerned with maintaining homeostasis?
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla Oblongata
33.
What part of the Brainstem controls heart rate, blood pressure, and digestion and is also responsible for reflexes like vomiting, sneezing, and coughing?
a)
Midbrain
b)
Pons
c)
Medulla Oblongata
d)
Hypothalamus
34.
Which part of the brain controls balance?
a)
cerebrum
b)
cerebellum
c)
brainstem
35.
Main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.
a)
brain
b)
electrical impulse
c)
gland
d)
heart
36.
What is protected by the vertebral column?
a)
Ligaments
b)
Spinal cord
c)
Muscles
d)
The brain stem
37.
How many segments are in the spinal column?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
38.
What is the largest part of the brain?
a)
Thalamus
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Spinal Cord
d)
Cerebrum
39.
What letter represents the Frontal Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
What letter represents the Temporal Lobe?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
F
41.
What letter represents the Occipital Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
F
42.
What letter represents the Parietal Lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
43.
What letter represents the Cerebellum?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
F
d)
D
44.
What letter represents the Brain Stem?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
C
d)
B
45.
The Central Nervous System are made up of the _________ and __________.
a)
Brain and Meninges
b)
Meninges and Spinal Cord
c)
Brain and Spinal Cord
d)
Brain and Peripheral Nerves
46.
What is the fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber to the brain and spinal cord called? 
a)
Blood-Brain Barrier
b)
Meninges
c)
Cerebrospinal Fluid
d)
Cerebral Cortex
47.
Which lobe is known for processing and making sense out of the information gathered by the five senses?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Parietal Lobe
d)
Occipital Lobe
48.
The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord are the _________.
a)
thalamus
b)
ventricles
c)
meninges
d)
choroid plexuses
49.

What type of neuron is illustrated in #2?

a)

CNS

b)

Integrating

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

50.
What is the final component of a reflex arc?
a)
Effector
b)
Receptor
c)
Integrating Centre
d)
Afferent Pathway
51.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reflex?
a)
Catching a ball
b)
Blinking when an object flies at your face
c)
Jumping at a loud nosie
d)
Coughing when something irritates your throat
52.
Which of the following is an example of a receptor?
a)
Salivary glands
b)
Eyes
c)
Heart
d)
Patella
53.
In which direction does the afferent pathway conduct impulses?
a)
From the brain to the spinal cord
b)
From receptors to the brain/spinal cord
c)
From the brain/spinal cord to the receptors
d)
From the brain/spinal cord to the effectors
54.

What is the function of receptors

a)

keep a balance between internal/external

b)

learned by being tricked

c)

respond to the stimulus

d)

learning by repetition

55.

True or false: A reflex is involuntary.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Which letter is the efferent neuron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

57.

Which letter is the afferent neuron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

58.

Which letter is the sensory neuron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

59.

Which letter is the motor neuron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

60.
Reflexes (such as the knee-jerk reflex) occur when impulses travel from the muscle to the ? and then back to the muscle
a)
Brain
b)
spinal cord
c)
Dendrite
d)
axon
61.

A ____________ is a behavior that doesn't involve the brain.

a)

instinct

b)

reflex

c)

learned behavior

d)

spinal cord

62.

The part of the spinal cord labelled a is made of what?

a)

Grey matter which is made up of myelinated axons

b)

Grey matter which is made up of unmyelinated axons

c)

White matter which is made up of myelinated axons

d)

White matter which is made up of unmyelinated axons

63.

The part of the spinal cord labelled b is made of what?

a)

Grey matter which is made up of myelinated axons

b)

Grey matter which is made up of unmyelinated axons

c)

White matter which is made up of myelinated axons

d)

White matter which is made up of unmyelinated axons

64.

This is a reflex arc. Which part is labelled h?

a)

Sensory neuron

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Dorsal root

d)

Ventral root

65.

This is a reflex arc. Which part is labelled g?

a)

Sensory neuron

b)

Motor neuron

c)

Dorsal root

d)

Ventral root

66.

In which order is a signal sent from stimulus to response?

a)

Sensory Organ, Sensory Neuron, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector

b)

Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Interneuron, Motor Neuron, Effector

c)

Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ, Motor Neuron, Effector

d)

Motor Neuron, Effector, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ

e)

Effector, Motor Neuron, Interneuron, Sensory Neuron, Sensory Organ

67.

The pons regulates

a)

Breathing

b)

Body temperature

c)

Involuntary activities such as breathing and heartbeat

d)

Reflexes

68.

The relay station in the brain for 95% of incoming sensory information is the

a)

Pons

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Thalamus

d)

Hypothalamus

69.

The cerebral hemispheres are separated by the

a)

Central Sulcus

b)

Longitudinal Fissure

c)

Transverse Fissure

d)

Diencephalon

70.

Somatic Reflexes involve

a)

Skeletal Muscles

b)

Visceral organs such as the stomach and intestines

c)

The limbic system

d)

The parasympathetic nervous system

71.
What is another word for autonomic?
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
central 
d)
brain
72.

The spinal cord passes through the __________.

a)

foramen ovale

b)

foramen magnum

c)

foramen rotundum

73.
Which of the following responses is not used in the Glasgow Coma Score?
a)
Eye
b)
Motor
c)
Verbal
d)
Auditory
74.
Jillian lost consciousness for 1 hour and has a GCS score of 11.  What is her TBI level?
a)
Mild
b)
Moderate
c)
Severe
75.
Dan lost consciousness for 8 hours and has a GCS Score of 5.  His TBI Score is 5.  What level are they considered?
a)
Mild
b)
Moderate
c)
Severe

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