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WorksheetsCranial nerves and Spinal cord
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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?
Anterior Corticospinal Tract
Lateral Corticospinal Tract
Rubrospinal Tract
Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract
Reflex messages are completely handled at the level of the spinal cord and never make it to the cerebral cortex for processing.
TRUE
FALSE
Inflammation of the spinal cord is known as what?
Spina Bifida
peripheral neuropathy
Myelitis
Weber's Syndrome
Where does the substantia nigra reside?
Cerebellum
Medulla
Pons
Midbrain
About 80% of motor fibers cross or decussate at the level of the medulla.
TRUE
FALSE
Which one of the following cranial nerves controls the tongue muscles?
Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL
Cranial Nerve VII FACIAL
Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
Cranial Nerve X VAGUS
Which of the following cranial nerves controls the face muscles?
Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL
Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
Cranial Nerve V TRIGEMINAL
Cranial nerve VII FACIAL
Which one of the following cranial nerves is responsible for conducting auditory information from the ear to the brain?
Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
Cranial Nerve VIII AUDITORY
Cranial Nerve X VAGUS
Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL
Which structure below regulates many aspects of human experience, including consciousness, the sleep wake cycle, cardiovascular functions, and respiration?
Red nucleus
Inferior Olivary nucleus
Reticular Formation
Tectum
Which structure monitors sensory input from a wide array of sensory sources and integrates this feedback into the planning and correction of motor movements?
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Midbrain
Medulla
It is possible for a person to live without a cerebellum.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is not a symptom of cerebellar damage?
Ataxia
Intention tremor`
Dysmetria
Dysdiadochokinesia
Which condition can be caused by stroke, tumor, and multiple sclerosis and primarily affects the ipsilateral limbs causing tremor, dysmetria, and dysdiadochokinesia?
Vermal Syndrome
Friedrich's Ataxia
Cerebellar agenisis
Cerebellar hemispheral syndrome
