Question 1

What is described: cervical (8),thoracic (12),lumbar (5),sacral (5),and coccygeal (1)?

Accepted Answer

A) Number of nerve plexi 
B) Sensory nerves of the peripheral nervous system 
C) Levels at which most motor neurons decussate 
D) Spinal nerves 
A) Number of nerve plexi 
B) Sensory nerves of the peripheral nervous system 
C) Levels at which most motor neurons decussate 
D) Spinal nerves D

Question 2

Which tract arises within the spinal cord and ascends to the diencephalon?

Accepted Answer

A) Corticospinal 
B) Spinothalamic 
C) Spinocerebellar 
D) Pyramidal 
A) Corticospinal 
B) Spinothalamic 
C) Spinocerebellar 
D) Pyramidal B

Question 3

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Cranial nerves: olfactory,optic,oculomotor,vagus 
B) Plexuses: cervical,brachial,lumbosacral,cauda equina 
C) States of paralysis: paraplegia,quadriplegia,hemiplegia 
D) Nerves that affect eye movement: oculomotor,abducens,trochlear 
A) Cranial nerves: olfactory,optic,oculomotor,vagus 
B) Plexuses: cervical,brachial,lumbosacral,cauda equina 
C) States of paralysis: paraplegia,quadriplegia,hemiplegia 
D) Nerves that affect eye movement: oculomotor,abducens,trochlear B

Question 4

If the phrenic nerve were cut or severed,the patient would not be able to

Accepted Answer

A) walk. 
B) speak. 
C) breathe. 
D) swallow. 
A) walk. 
B) speak. 
C) breathe. 
D) swallow.

Question 5

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Spinal nerves: phrenic,axillary,pudendal 
B) Reflexes: baroreceptor,withdrawal,pupillary,patellar,gag 
C) Nerve damage: crutch palsy,wristdrop,footdrop,Bell's palsy 
D) Cranial nerves: vagus,facial,median cubital,oculomotor 
A) Spinal nerves: phrenic,axillary,pudendal 
B) Reflexes: baroreceptor,withdrawal,pupillary,patellar,gag 
C) Nerve damage: crutch palsy,wristdrop,footdrop,Bell's palsy 
D) Cranial nerves: vagus,facial,median cubital,oculomotor

Question 6

Tic douloureux,or trigeminal neuralgia,is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) intense facial pain. 
B) diminished vision. 
C) hearing loss. 
D) hemiplegia. 
A) intense facial pain. 
B) diminished vision. 
C) hearing loss. 
D) hemiplegia.

Question 7

A patient has suffered an injury to the right cerebral hemisphere and has left-sided paralysis.Which word best explains this?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebral lateralization 
B) Demyelination 
C) Neuroplasticity 
D) Decussation 
A) Cerebral lateralization 
B) Demyelination 
C) Neuroplasticity 
D) Decussation

Question 8

A "dilated and fixed" pupil indicates pressure on which cranial nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Cranial nerve II 
B) Olfactory nerve 
C) Cranial nerve III 
D) Vestibulocochlear 
A) Cranial nerve II 
B) Olfactory nerve 
C) Cranial nerve III 
D) Vestibulocochlear

Question 9

The pyramidal tract

Accepted Answer

A) originates in the pyramidal cells of the medulla oblongata and carries information to the parietal lobe. 
B) is also called the corticospinal tract. 
C) is a sensory tract. 
D) is also called the spinothalamic tract. 
A) originates in the pyramidal cells of the medulla oblongata and carries information to the parietal lobe. 
B) is also called the corticospinal tract. 
C) is a sensory tract. 
D) is also called the spinothalamic tract.

Question 10

Which large nerve emerges from the distal end of the spinal cord and innervates the lower extremities?

Accepted Answer

A) Pudendal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Sciatic 
D) Radial 
A) Pudendal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Sciatic 
D) Radial

Question 11

Which of the following nerves is often "deadened" or anesthetized for the purpose of childbirth?

Accepted Answer

A) Pudendal 
B) Sciatic 
C) Cauda equina 
D) Phrenic 
A) Pudendal 
B) Sciatic 
C) Cauda equina 
D) Phrenic

Question 12

Which of the following is true of CN I,II,and VIII? All are

Accepted Answer

A) sensory and send information to the primary visual cortex. 
B) motor and stimulate muscles that move the eyeballs. 
C) sensory and send information to the primary auditory cortex. 
D) sensory. 
A) sensory and send information to the primary visual cortex. 
B) motor and stimulate muscles that move the eyeballs. 
C) sensory and send information to the primary auditory cortex. 
D) sensory.

Question 13

The _____ nerve (tract) carries sensory information toward the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) phrenic 
B) pyramidal 
C) corticospinal 
D) spinothalamic 
A) phrenic 
B) pyramidal 
C) corticospinal 
D) spinothalamic

Question 14

The tenth cranial nerve,the _____ nerve,"wanders" outside the head area and innervates the heart and gastrointestinal systems.

Accepted Answer

A) trigeminal 
B) vagus 
C) olfactory 
D) spinal accessory 
A) trigeminal 
B) vagus 
C) olfactory 
D) spinal accessory

Question 15

Which of the following is true of CNs III,IV,and VI? All

Accepted Answer

A) are sensory and send information to the primary visual cortex. 
B) stimulate the levator palpebrae superioris to raise the eyelid. 
C) send information to the occipital lobe. 
D) move the eyeballs. 
A) are sensory and send information to the primary visual cortex. 
B) stimulate the levator palpebrae superioris to raise the eyelid. 
C) send information to the occipital lobe. 
D) move the eyeballs.

Question 16

A surgical patient is given a curare-like drug intravenously,thereby blocking his NM receptors.You would expect this patient to

Accepted Answer

A) become jaundiced. 
B) bleed excessively during the postoperative period. 
C) require assistance breathing. 
D) have restraints on all four extremities to limit movement. 
A) become jaundiced. 
B) bleed excessively during the postoperative period. 
C) require assistance breathing. 
D) have restraints on all four extremities to limit movement.

Question 17

Ptosis of the eyelid and fixed/dilated pupil are indicative of

Accepted Answer

A) damaged CN II. 
B) damage: primary visual cortex. 
C) inflammation of the facial nerve. 
D) excess pressure on the oculomotor nerve. 
A) damaged CN II. 
B) damage: primary visual cortex. 
C) inflammation of the facial nerve. 
D) excess pressure on the oculomotor nerve.

Question 18

A person with damage to ___________ has the weakest blink.

Accepted Answer

A) the facial nerve 
B) the vagus nerve 
C) cranial nerve II 
D) cranial nerve VIII 
A) the facial nerve 
B) the vagus nerve 
C) cranial nerve II 
D) cranial nerve VIII

Question 19

Unlike most cranial nerves,this cranial nerve innervates organs in the thorax and abdominopelvic cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) Glossopharyngeal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Vagus 
D) Trigeminal 
A) Glossopharyngeal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Vagus 
D) Trigeminal

Question 20

The ulnar,radial,and median nerves supply the

Accepted Answer

A) forearm and hand. 
B) breathing muscles. 
C) jaw. 
D) hip and thigh. 
A) forearm and hand. 
B) breathing muscles. 
C) jaw. 
D) hip and thigh.

Exam 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

What is described: cervical (8),thoracic (12),lumbar (5),sacral (5),and coccygeal (1)?

Which tract arises within the spinal cord and ascends to the diencephalon?

Which group is incorrect?

If the phrenic nerve were cut or severed,the patient would not be able to

Which group is incorrect?

Tic douloureux,or trigeminal neuralgia,is characterized by

A patient has suffered an injury to the right cerebral hemisphere and has left-sided paralysis.Which word best explains this?

A "dilated and fixed" pupil indicates pressure on which cranial nerve?

The pyramidal tract

Which large nerve emerges from the distal end of the spinal cord and innervates the lower extremities?

Which of the following nerves is often "deadened" or anesthetized for the purpose of childbirth?

Which of the following is true of CN I,II,and VIII? All are

The _____ nerve (tract) carries sensory information toward the brain.

The tenth cranial nerve,the _____ nerve,"wanders" outside the head area and innervates the heart and gastrointestinal systems.

Which of the following is true of CNs III,IV,and VI? All

A surgical patient is given a curare-like drug intravenously,thereby blocking his NM receptors.You would expect this patient to

Ptosis of the eyelid and fixed/dilated pupil are indicative of

A person with damage to ___________ has the weakest blink.

Unlike most cranial nerves,this cranial nerve innervates organs in the thorax and abdominopelvic cavity.

The ulnar,radial,and median nerves supply the

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