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Ch. 13 & 14 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The central nervous system is composed of the ____.

a)

Nerves and ganglia

b)

The brain and spinal cord

c)

The brain only

2.

Which list shows the spinal meninges correctly arranged from outermost to innermost?

a)

Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

b)

Arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

c)

Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

d)

Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid mater

3.

In the spine and brain, the posterior is always to ____ while the anterior is to ____.

a)

Motor, sensory

b)

Sensory, motor

4.

T or F: The lumbosacral enlargement supplies the shoulder and upper limb.

a)

True

b)

False; cervical

5.

T or F: The denticulate ligament is a strand of fibrous tissue at the end of the conus medullaris that anchors to the coccygeal ligament.

a)

True

b)

False; the filum terminale

6.

The ____ space is between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater.

a)

Subarachnoid

b)

Epidural

c)

Subdural

d)

Subpia

7.

T or F: Cerebrospinal fluid is found within the subarachnoid space.

a)

True

b)

False; subdural

8.

What are tracts?

a)

A pair of axons in the CNS

b)

Masses of gray matter in the CNS

c)

Masses of white matter in the CNS

d)

Bundles of axons in the CNS

9.

Ascending tracts transport ____ information up toward the brain while descending tracts carry ___ commands down to the spinal cord.

a)

Autonomic, somatic

b)

Sensory, motor

c)

Somatic, autonomic

d)

Motor, sensory

10.

T or F: Spinal reflexes are controlled by the spinal cord and the brain.

a)

True

b)

False; only the spinal cord without the brain

11.

The ____ is a layer of CT that surrounds individual axons within a peripheral nerve.

a)

Perineurium

b)

Epineurium

c)

Endoneurium

d)

Subneurium

12.

What type of circuit is involved with a single motor neuron that receives input from neurons from various areas of the brain?

a)

Serial processing

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Parallel

13.

Define a flexor reflex

a)

It moves a limb away from a painful stimulus

b)

It is a type of monosynaptic reflex

c)

It prevents a muscle from overstretching

d)

It stops a muscle from building up too much tension

14.

The tendon, withdrawal, and crossed-extensor reflexes are all types of ____ reflexes.

a)

Involuntary

b)

Monosynaptic

c)

Postural

d)

Polysnaptic

15.

T or F: The Babinski reflex is normal in infants but abnormal in adults.

a)

True

b)

False; it is normal in adults and abnormal in infants

16.

What is located between the cerebrum and the brain stem?

a)

Diencephalon

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Mesencephalon

17.

T or F: The cerebrum is responsible for coordinating complex somatic motor patterns.

a)

True

b)

False; the cerebellum

18.

T or F: The hypothalamus controls emotions, autonomic functions, and hormone production.

a)

True

b)

False; the medulla oblongata

19.

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical protection of the brain?

a)

Meninges

b)

Boness

c)

Sinuses

d)

Cerebrospinal fluid

20.

Which of the following does NOT comprise the brain stem?

a)

Medulla oblongata

b)

Diencephalon

c)

Pons

d)

Midbrain

21.

Which dural fold separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?

a)

The falx cerebri

b)

The tentorium cerebelli

c)

The falx cerebelli

22.

The ____ cells secrete cerebrospinal fluid.

a)

Ependymal

b)

Epididymal

c)

Endodymal

d)

Somatic

23.

In the emergency room, a patient is pronounced dead shortly after it is discovered she had a rupture and severe damage to her medulla oblongata. Why would damage to this brain region most likely result in death?

a)

It regulates body temperature

b)

It regulates blood circulation around the brain

c)

It regulates blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing

d)

It regulates electrical activity of the body

24.

The ____ of the brain carries ascending sensory information to the thalamus.

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Midbrain

d)

Basal ganglion

25.

The white matter of the cerebellum forms the ____.

a)

Pyramid

b)

Verrmis

c)

Arbor vitae

d)

Folia

26.

The ____ lobe is responsible for conscious perception of touch, pressure, pain, vibration, taste, and temperature.

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

27.

The ____ lobe is to sight as the ____ lobe is to hearing and smell.

a)

Parietal, temporal

b)

Occipital, parietal

c)

Frontal, temporal

d)

Occipital, temporal

28.

A patient is admitted to the hospital after losing her sense of sight. An MRI reveals a large obstruction in her brain, causing hher lack of vision. In what lobe of the brain is the obstruction most likely located?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occpital

d)

Temporal

29.

T or F: The left cerebral hemisphere is responsible for reading, writing, math, and decision making.

a)

True

b)

False; right

30.

Nerve associated with sense of smell

a)

Facial

b)

Optic

c)

Olfactory

d)

abducens

31.

Which nerve is numbed by the dentist when getting a cavity filled in your lower jaw?

a)

Trochlear

b)

Trigeminal

c)

Facial

d)

Vagus

32.

Which nerve moves the tongue?

a)

Hypoglossal

b)

accessory

c)

Vagus

d)

Glossopharyngeal

33.

Which nerve conducts impulses to the muscles of the neck and back?

a)

vagus

b)

accessory

c)

Glossopharyngeal

d)

Abducens

34.

Which nerve is responsible for balance?

a)

Vagus

b)

Accessory

c)

Trochlear

d)

Vestibulocochlear

35.

Nerve used in swallowing

a)

Trigeminal

b)

Trochlear

c)

Glossopharyngeal

d)

vagus

36.

Which nerve helps focus the lens in the eye and control the amount of light entering the eye?

a)

Oculomotor

b)

Trigeminal

c)

Trochlear

d)

Facial

37.

Which of the following nerves is not involved in movement of the eyes?

a)

Oculomotor

b)

Trochlear

c)

vagus

d)

Abducens

38.

Which nerve is responsible for hearing?

a)

optic

b)

vestibulocochlear

c)

olfactory

d)

Trigeminal

39.

Which nerve controls heart rate ?

a)

vagus

b)

trigeminal

c)

abducens

d)

optic

40.

Sight is to the ____ nerve.

a)

olfactory

b)

optic

c)

trigeminal

d)

vagus

41.

Damage to which nerve would cause an altered sense of taste and facial sagging?

a)

trigeminal

b)

trochlear

c)

facial

d)

Vestibulocochlear

42.

Which is the largest cranial nerve?

a)

trigeminal

b)

Trochlear

c)

Vagus

d)

facial

43.

Which nerve involves motor fibers to the face, causing facial expressions?

a)

Trigeminal

b)

facial

c)

optic

d)

abducens

44.

Which of the following is a sensory nerve?

a)

Optic

b)

accessory

c)

Hypoglossal

d)

trochlear

45.

There are ______ pairs of cranial nerves

a)

10

b)

12

c)

31

d)

14