Exam 11: Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures in a reflex arc?

Which cranial nerve is the major motor nerve for facial expressions?

Cerebrospinal fluid acts as a cushion to protect the central nervous system.

Which cranial nerve is NOT purely sensory in function?

Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cerebrum?

White matter tracts of the spinal cord carry sensory information up to the brain and motor information down from the brain.

The suprachiasmatic nucleus is part of the midbrain.

Which cranial nerve is the major sensory nerve from the face?

Difficulty in rotating the neck could be due to a lesion to the _____ nerve.

What part of the diencephalon is involved with emotional and visceral responses to odors?

The connective tissue wrap around an axon and its Schwann cell sheath is the

The sciatic nerve comes from the _________ plexus.

The cell bodies of motor neurons to autonomic effectors are located in the

What structures on the medulla oblongata accounts for the fact that the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and visa versa?

What area of the spinal cord contains cerebrospinal fluid?

Shallow grooves on the surface of the cerebrum are called folia.

What type of fibers connect one hemisphere to the other?

The external gray matter of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex.

What nerve is generally used for dental anesthesia of the lower jaw?

Cerebrospinal fluid is similar to the fluid of blood with most of the proteins removed.