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Cranial nerves and Spinal cord

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following motor tracts originates in the motor cortex of the frontal lobe and is functionally responsible for contralateral movement of the body?

a)

Anterior Corticospinal Tract

b)

Lateral Corticospinal Tract

c)

Rubrospinal Tract

d)

Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract

2.

Reflex messages are completely handled at the level of the spinal cord and never make it to the cerebral cortex for processing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Inflammation of the spinal cord is known as what?

a)

Spina Bifida

b)

peripheral neuropathy

c)

Myelitis

d)

Weber's Syndrome

4.

Where does the substantia nigra reside?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

5.

About 80% of motor fibers cross or decussate at the level of the medulla.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Which one of the following cranial nerves controls the tongue muscles?

a)

Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL

b)

Cranial Nerve VII FACIAL

c)

Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL

d)

Cranial Nerve X VAGUS

7.

Which of the following cranial nerves controls the face muscles?

a)

Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL

b)

Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL

c)

Cranial Nerve V TRIGEMINAL

d)

Cranial nerve VII FACIAL

8.

Which one of the following cranial nerves is responsible for conducting auditory information from the ear to the brain?

a)

Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL

b)

Cranial Nerve VIII AUDITORY

c)

Cranial Nerve X VAGUS

d)

Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL

9.

Which structure below regulates many aspects of human experience, including consciousness, the sleep wake cycle, cardiovascular functions, and respiration?

a)

Red nucleus

b)

Inferior Olivary nucleus

c)

Reticular Formation

d)

Tectum

10.

Which structure monitors sensory input from a wide array of sensory sources and integrates this feedback into the planning and correction of motor movements?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Midbrain

d)

Medulla

11.

It is possible for a person to live without a cerebellum.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Which of the following is not a symptom of cerebellar damage?

a)

Ataxia

b)

Intention tremor`

c)

Dysmetria

d)

Dysdiadochokinesia

13.

Which condition can be caused by stroke, tumor, and multiple sclerosis and primarily affects the ipsilateral limbs causing tremor, dysmetria, and dysdiadochokinesia?

a)

Vermal Syndrome

b)

Friedrich's Ataxia

c)

Cerebellar agenisis

d)

Cerebellar hemispheral syndrome