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HAP5.4ii: CNS: Meninges & Spinal Cord

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the innermost meninx?
a)
Dura mater
b)
Arachnoid mater
c)
Pia mater
d)
Cranial mater
2.
Which is the outermost meninx?
a)
Dura mater
b)
Arachnoid mater
c)
Pia mater
d)
Cranial mater
3.
Which is the middle meninx?
a)
Dura mater
b)
Arachnoid mater
c)
Pia mater
d)
Cranial mater
4.
What are the blood-filled channels that return blood from the brain to vessels leading to the heart?
a)
Cerebral cortex
b)
Meningitis
c)
Meninges
d)
Dural sinuses
5.

Which space is located between the dura mater and the skull?

a)

Epiarachnoid space

b)

Subarachnoid space

c)

Epidural space

d)

Subpial space

6.
What are the interconnected cavities that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
a)
CSF channels
b)
Lobes
c)
Meninges
d)
Ventricles
7.
What is the name of the fluid that protects and helps nourish the central nervous system?
a)
Blinker fluid
b)
CNS fluid
c)
Cerebrospinal fluid
d)
Vital fluid
8.
Which space is located between the arachnoid and pia maters?
a)
Epiarachnoid space
b)
Subarachnoid space
c)
Epidural space
d)
Subpial space
9.

The cervical enlargement contains nerves that supply the...

a)

neck

b)

arms

c)

trunk

d)

legs

10.

The dorsal root ganglion contains cell bodies of...

a)

sensory neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

motor neurons

d)

astrocytes

11.

The ventricles are filled with

a)

gray matter

b)

white matter

c)

cerebrospinal fluid

d)

ependymal cells

12.

Nerves arising from the lowest portion of the spinal cord are called the ____.

a)

cauda equina

b)

filum terminale

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

pia mater

13.

The subarachnoid space is located between the...

a)

pia mater and arachnoid mater

b)

dura mater and arachnoid mater

c)

dura mater and pia mater

d)

epidural space and dura mater

14.

Specialized endothelial cells that have tight junctions and prevent the movement of materials from the blood into the brain

a)

meninges

b)

blood-brain barrier

c)

cerebrospinal fluid

d)

epidural space

15.

Identify this space within the vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes

a)

foramen magnum

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

transverse foramen

d)

intervertebral foramen

16.

Identify the structure highlighted in green, where the spinal nerve roots exit the spinal cord

a)

Vertebral Foramen

b)

Foramen Magnum

c)

Intervertebral Foramen

d)

Spine Space

17.

Name this hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord exits

a)

occipital foramen

b)

vertebral foramen

c)

foramen magnum

d)

occipital arch

18.

In a reflex action, the __________ bypasses the ___________

a)

Motor neuron, brain

b)

Sensory neuron, brain

c)

Sensory neuron, spinal cord

d)

Motor neuron, spinal cord

19.

In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads to the ___________ and the motor neuron leads to the __________

a)

Spinal cord, CNS

b)

CNS, muscle

c)

Spinal cord, muscle

d)

Muscle, CNS

20.

Place the regions of the spinal cord in order from superior to inferior:

A. thoracic

B. lumbar

C. cervical

a)

B C A

b)

A B C

c)

B A C

d)

C A B