Question 1

To which of the following do these characteristics apply: light touch,pressure,pain,and temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) Corticospinal tract 
B) Pyramidal tract 
C) Corpus callosum 
D) Spinothalamic tract 
A) Corticospinal tract 
B) Pyramidal tract 
C) Corpus callosum 
D) Spinothalamic tract

Question 2

If this reflex is not working,a person is in danger of choking on food.

Accepted Answer

A) Baroreceptor 
B) Withdrawal 
C) Babinski 
D) Gag 
A) Baroreceptor 
B) Withdrawal 
C) Babinski 
D) Gag

Question 3

An intramuscular injection into the buttocks is given in the upper outer quadrant in an attempt to avoid injuring which nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Common peroneal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Femoral 
D) Sciatic 
A) Common peroneal 
B) Phrenic 
C) Femoral 
D) Sciatic

Question 4

The fifth cranial nerve,called the _____ nerve,is a mixed nerve that detects sensations from the scalp,face,and teeth.

Accepted Answer

A) olfactory 
B) facial 
C) vestibulocochlear 
D) trigeminal 
A) olfactory 
B) facial 
C) vestibulocochlear 
D) trigeminal

Question 5

Which of the following is least related to tic douloureux?

Accepted Answer

A) Trigeminal neuralgia 
B) Excruciating face pain 
C) Triggers: chewing,shaving,talking,smiling,and exposure to cold 
D) Impairment: bone conduction deafness 
A) Trigeminal neuralgia 
B) Excruciating face pain 
C) Triggers: chewing,shaving,talking,smiling,and exposure to cold 
D) Impairment: bone conduction deafness

Question 6

Which of the following occurs last (patellar tendon reflex)?

Accepted Answer

A) The effector organ contracts. 
B) The action potential travels along the efferent neuron to the quadriceps femoris. 
C) The action potential travels along the sensory neuron to the spinal cord. 
D) The muscle receptors of the quadriceps femoris are stimulated when the patellar ligament is stretched. 
A) The effector organ contracts. 
B) The action potential travels along the efferent neuron to the quadriceps femoris. 
C) The action potential travels along the sensory neuron to the spinal cord. 
D) The muscle receptors of the quadriceps femoris are stimulated when the patellar ligament is stretched.

Question 7

Which reflex is stimulated by stroking the sole of the foot with a sharp object?

Accepted Answer

A) Patellar 
B) Baroreceptor 
C) Babinski 
D) Gag 
A) Patellar 
B) Baroreceptor 
C) Babinski 
D) Gag

Question 8

A lumbar puncture is done by inserting a needle into the

Accepted Answer

A) dural sinus. 
B) central canal. 
C) arachnoid villus. 
D) subarachnoid space. 
A) dural sinus. 
B) central canal. 
C) arachnoid villus. 
D) subarachnoid space.

Question 9

Which of the following is not descriptive of the optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory 
B) Cranial nerve 
C) Move the eyeball 
D) Vision 
A) Sensory 
B) Cranial nerve 
C) Move the eyeball 
D) Vision

Question 10

Damage to which nerve causes crutch palsy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The Babinski reflex is elicited by

Accepted Answer

A) shining light into the eyes. 
B) tapping the patellar tendon. 
C) tapping the Achilles tendon. 
D) stroking the sole of the foot. 
A) shining light into the eyes. 
B) tapping the patellar tendon. 
C) tapping the Achilles tendon. 
D) stroking the sole of the foot.

Question 12

To achieve spinal anesthesia,a -caine drug is injected into the

Accepted Answer

A) lateral ventricle. 
B) central canal. 
C) subarachnoid space. 
D) dorsal root ganglia. 
A) lateral ventricle. 
B) central canal. 
C) subarachnoid space. 
D) dorsal root ganglia.

Question 13

A spinal cord injury at the level of C2 causes

Accepted Answer

A) hemiplegia and blindness. 
B) paraplegia and deafness. 
C) quadriplegia and an inability to breathe. 
D) ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils. 
A) hemiplegia and blindness. 
B) paraplegia and deafness. 
C) quadriplegia and an inability to breathe. 
D) ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils.

Question 14

Which of the following is the best description of a motor tract?

Accepted Answer

A) Spinothalamic tract 
B) Ascending tract 
C) Descending tract 
D) Gray matter 
A) Spinothalamic tract 
B) Ascending tract 
C) Descending tract 
D) Gray matter

Question 15

Which of the following is least true of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) The spinal cord,like the brain,is protected by bone,meninges,CSF,and the blood-brain barrier. 
B) The adult spinal cord extends the length of the spinal cavity. 
C) The gray matter is composed primarily of cell bodies and interneurons. 
D) The white matter is white because of myelin. 
A) The spinal cord,like the brain,is protected by bone,meninges,CSF,and the blood-brain barrier. 
B) The adult spinal cord extends the length of the spinal cavity. 
C) The gray matter is composed primarily of cell bodies and interneurons. 
D) The white matter is white because of myelin.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the spinothalamic tract?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory for touch,pressure,and pain 
B) Pyramidal tract 
C) Descending tract 
D) Stimulates the skeletal muscles 
A) Sensory for touch,pressure,and pain 
B) Pyramidal tract 
C) Descending tract 
D) Stimulates the skeletal muscles

Question 17

Which of the following is descriptive of cranial nerve VIII?

Accepted Answer

A) Motor nerve 
B) Spinal nerve 
C) Vestibulocochlear 
D) Concerned with vision 
A) Motor nerve 
B) Spinal nerve 
C) Vestibulocochlear 
D) Concerned with vision

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the pyramidal tract?

Accepted Answer

A) Its destination is the primary somatosensory cortex. 
B) It descends to the medulla oblongata,where most fibers decussate and descend on the contralateral side of the body. 
C) It descends from the primary motor cortex on the ipsilateral side of the body. 
D) It connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres. 
A) Its destination is the primary somatosensory cortex. 
B) It descends to the medulla oblongata,where most fibers decussate and descend on the contralateral side of the body. 
C) It descends from the primary motor cortex on the ipsilateral side of the body. 
D) It connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

Question 19

Which reflex is concerned with the regulation of blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) Achilles' tendon 
B) Babinski 
C) Patellar 
D) Baroreceptor 
A) Achilles' tendon 
B) Babinski 
C) Patellar 
D) Baroreceptor

Question 20

Which of the following is the major motor tract?

Accepted Answer

A) Cauda equina 
B) Spinocerebellar 
C) Pyramidal 
D) Spinothalamic 
A) Cauda equina 
B) Spinocerebellar 
C) Pyramidal 
D) Spinothalamic

Exam 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

To which of the following do these characteristics apply: light touch,pressure,pain,and temperature?

If this reflex is not working,a person is in danger of choking on food.

An intramuscular injection into the buttocks is given in the upper outer quadrant in an attempt to avoid injuring which nerve?

The fifth cranial nerve,called the _____ nerve,is a mixed nerve that detects sensations from the scalp,face,and teeth.

Which of the following is least related to tic douloureux?

Which of the following occurs last (patellar tendon reflex)?

Which reflex is stimulated by stroking the sole of the foot with a sharp object?

A lumbar puncture is done by inserting a needle into the

Which of the following is not descriptive of the optic nerve?

Damage to which nerve causes crutch palsy?

The Babinski reflex is elicited by

To achieve spinal anesthesia,a -caine drug is injected into the

A spinal cord injury at the level of C2 causes

Which of the following is the best description of a motor tract?

Which of the following is least true of the spinal cord?

Which of the following is true of the spinothalamic tract?

Which of the following is descriptive of cranial nerve VIII?

Which of the following is true about the pyramidal tract?

Which reflex is concerned with the regulation of blood pressure?

Which of the following is the major motor tract?

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