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Review for Exam over Spine, PNS, and Senses

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is A pointing at?

a)

Cervical Plexus

b)

Thoracic Plexus

c)

Lumbar Plexus

d)

Sacral Plexus

2.

What is D pointing at?

a)

Cervical Plexus

b)

Thoracic Plexus

c)

Lumbar Plexus

d)

Caudal Equina

3.

What is L pointing to?

a)

White Matter

b)

Central Canal

c)

Rootlets

d)

Gray Matter

4.

What is P pointing to?

a)

Pia Mater

b)

Spinal Dura Mater

c)

Arachnoid Mater

d)

Gray Matter

5.

What is O pointing to?

a)

Pia Mater

b)

Spinal Dura Mater

c)

Arachnoid Mater

d)

Gray Matter

6.

What is N pointing to?

a)

Pia Mater

b)

Spinal Dura Mater

c)

Arachnoid Mater

d)

Gray Matter

7.

Which structure of the brain passes through the foramen magnum to become the spinal cord?

a)

Medulla Oblongata

b)

Pons

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Thalamus

8.

There are ___ pairs of cranial nerves.

a)

12

b)

11

c)

8

d)

14

9.

What is the major nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system?

a)

Hypoglossal

b)

Vagus

c)

Abducens

d)

Basilar

10.

Sensory information is relayed to the CNS through the ___ root of the spinal nerve.

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

11.

How many cervical nerves are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

12

12.

The tapered end of the spinal cord is called the:

a)

Cauda Equina

b)

Conus Medullaris

c)

Falx Cerebri

d)

Filum Terminale

13.

Spinal nerves are called mixed nerves because

a)

They contain sensory and motor fibers

b)

They exit at the intervertebral foramina

c)

They are associated with a pair of dorsal root ganglia

d)

They mix gray and white matter

14.

Which of the following nerves is responsible for movement of the tongue?

a)

Abducens Nerve

b)

Trochlear Nerve

c)

Olfactory Nerve

d)

Hypoglossal Nerve

15.

The efferent division of the PNS brings sensory information to the CNS.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The SUPERIOR OBLIQUE muscle of the eyeball is supplied by the

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Oculomotor nerve

c)

Trochlear nerve

d)

Abducent nerve

17.

A person looking at an object on his right without turning his face would be using which of the following pairs of muscles?

a)

Right medial rectus and left lateral rectus

b)

Right lateral rectus and left medial rectus

c)

Left medial rectus and right lateral rectus

d)

Left lateral rectus and right medial rectus

18.

The skull bone pierced by the OLFACTORY nerves:

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Sphenoid

c)

Ethmoid

d)

Nasal

19.
The "fight or flight" response during threatening situations in the role of the:
a)
sympathetic nervous system
b)
parasympathetic system
c)
somatic nervous system
d)
cerebellum
20.
The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts
a)
Sympathetic
b)
Parasympathetic
c)
Autonomic
d)
Peripheral
21.
_____ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system
a)
Motor
b)
Inter
c)
Sensory
d)
Fun
22.
The _____part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting.
a)
sympathetic
b)
parasympathetic
c)
somatic
d)
peripheral
23.
Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ________ matter while unmyelinated fibers form ________ matter. 
a)
sensory, motor
b)
gray, white
c)
motor, sensory
d)
white, gray
24.
The major role of the interneuron (association neuron) is to ________.
a)
carry information from the central nervous system to muscles and/or the viscera
b)
form a lipid-protein (lipoprotein) cell membrane on the outside of axons
c)
transmit nerve impulses from the skin and organs to the central nervous system   
d)
connect motor and sensory neurons in their pathways
25.
What is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a)
axons
b)
sensory receptors
c)
spinal cord
d)
motor neurons
26.

The ventral horns contain ___________________.

a)

the cell bodies of sensory neurons

b)

the axons of sensory neurons

c)

the axons of motor neurons

d)

the cell bodies of motor neurons

27.

Type of neuron that carries messages from the brain/spinal cord to the body

Choose more than 1

a)

Afferent

b)

Efferent

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

28.
Allows you to swallow your food
a)
Trigeminal
b)
Facial
c)
Glossopharyngeal
d)
Hypoglossal
29.
Sense of smell
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
VII
30.
Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Facial
d)
Glossopharyngeal
31.
Slows the heart rate 
a)
Glossopharyngeal
b)
Vagus
c)
Accessory
d)
Hypoglossal
32.
Shrugs the shoulders
a)
Accessory
b)
Vestibulocochlear
c)
Abducens
d)
Trigeminal
33.
Balance
a)
Optic
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Vagus
34.
Moves eyes laterally away from the nose
a)
abducens
b)
facial
c)
trigeminal
d)
accessory
35.
Taste sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
a)
facial
b)
trigeminal
c)
glossopharngeal
d)
hypoglossal
36.
A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve?
a)
Olfactory
b)
Trigeminal
c)
Vestibulocochlear
d)
Accessory
37.
Eye movement down and in
a)
Occulomotor
b)
Trochlear
c)
Trigeminal
d)
Abducens
38.

Sensations from the body are transmitted through which side of the spinal cord?

a)

Dorsal

b)

Ventral

c)

Medial

39.

The brain is directly involved in reflexes.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Gray matter is composed of myelinated cell bodies.

b)

White matter is composed of myelinated axons.

c)

Gray matter is composed of axon terminals.

d)

White matter is composed of dendrites.

41.

Motor nerves transmit signals from the CNS to the skeletal muscles via the…

a)

Dorsal Roots

b)

Reflex Arcs

c)

Ventral Roots

42.
In this picture, the red line represents a(n)
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
receptor
d)
interneuron
43.
In this picture, the green line represents 
a)
motor neuron
b)
sensory neuron
c)
interneuron
d)
receptor
44.
In this picture, the blue line represents a(n)
a)
interneuron
b)
motor neuron
c)
sensory neuron
d)
effector
45.
This picture is an example of a
a)
Nerve Impulse
b)
Reflex Arc
c)
Neural Arc
d)
Cerebral Processing
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.
Network of nerves that supplies the upper limbs
a)
Brachial Plexus
b)
Cervical Plexus
c)
Sacral Plexus
d)
Lumbar Plexus
48.
Mass of cell bodies of sensory neurons near the spinal cord
a)
Dorsal Root Ganglion
b)
Ventral Root Ganglion
c)
Efferent Neuron
d)
Afferent Neuron
49.
General term for a network of spinal nerves
a)
Plexus
b)
Glia
c)
Ganglion
d)
Meninges
50.
Which region of the spinal cord gives off nerves to the upper limbs?
a)
Cervical enlargement
b)
Thoracic enlargement
c)
Lumbar enlargement
d)
Sacral enlargement
51.

If cerebrospinal fluid was withdrawn during a spinal tap, a needle would be inserted into the:__________________

a)

pia mater

b)

subdural space

c)

subarachnoid space

d)

epidural space

52.

What is B pointing at?

a)

Cervical Plexus

b)

Thoracic Plexus

c)

Lumbar Plexus

d)

Sacral Plexus

53.

What is A pointing to?

a)

Dorsal Root Ganglion

b)

Spinal Nerve

c)

Ventral Root/Nerve

d)

Dorsal Root/Nerve

54.

What is D pointing to?

a)

Dorsal Root Ganglion

b)

Spinal Nerve

c)

Ventral Roots/Nerve

d)

Dorsal Roots/Nerve

55.

What is M pointing to?

a)

Interneuron

b)

Central Canal

c)

Dorsal Root

d)

Gray Matter

56.

What is O pointing to?

a)

Pia Mater

b)

Spinal Dura Mater

c)

Arachnoid Mater

d)

Gray Matter

57.
Opens and closes to adjust the total amount of light entering the eye.
a)
Iris
b)
Scelera
c)
Cornea
d)
Human lens
58.
What is the innermost layer and most delicate layer of the eyeball where photoreceptors are located?
a)
Sclera
b)
Choroid
c)
Retina
d)
Cornea
59.
What light sensitive cells are stimulated in dim light?
a)
rods
b)
cones
60.

What is letter B

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Lens

c)

Cornea

d)

Retina

e)

Pupil

61.
What is letter E?
a)
Vitreous humor
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Optic nerve
62.

What is letter G?

a)

Sclera

b)

Retina

c)

Lens

d)

Vitreous humor

e)

Pupil

63.

What is letter I?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Vitreous humor

d)

Optic nerve

e)

Pupil

64.
What is the coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses?
a)
vestibule
b)
semicircular canals
c)
tympanic membrane
d)
cochlea
65.

When an external force bends the stereocilia of the inner ear hair cells,

a)

the hair cells are temporarily damaged.

b)

dizziness results.

c)

an electrical impulse is generated

d)

the force is converted into mechanical energy

e)

the cells become unresponsive.

66.

type of receptor for hearing and equilibrium

a)

chemoreceptor

b)

mechanoreceptor

c)

osmoreceptor

d)

photoreceptor

67.

inner ear part involved in equilibrium with semicircular canals

a)

cochlea

b)

external auditory meatus

c)

tympanic membrane

d)

vestibule

68.

Senses that respond to chemicals in solution utilize which of the following:

a)

Meissner's corpuscle

b)

chemoreceptors

c)

crista ampullaris

d)

beta lactamase

69.

chemical sense of smell

a)

ageusia

b)

gustation

c)

olfaction

d)

anosmia

70.

How many pairs of spinal nerves are in the thoracic region

a)

8

b)

12

c)

5

d)

1

71.

the phrenic nerve is important in ___

a)

running

b)

heartbeat

c)

breathing

d)

arm movement

72.

The sciatic nerve is part of what plexus?

a)

cervical

b)

brachial

c)

lumbar

d)

sacral

73.

when you hit your funny bone you have hit

a)

the radial nerve

b)

the ulnar nerve

c)

the median nerve

d)

sciatic nerve