Question 1

A person with _____ is most likely to require eyedrops in order to moisten the cornea.

Accepted Answer

A) Bell's palsy 
B) anosmia 
C) a severed optic nerve 
D) an impaired gag reflex 
A) Bell's palsy 
B) anosmia 
C) a severed optic nerve 
D) an impaired gag reflex

Question 2

Damage to which cranial nerve causes blindness?

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) VIII 
A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) VIII

Question 3

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Cranial nerves: olfactory,optic,oculomotor 
B) Spinal nerves: phrenic,axillary,sciatic,vagus 
C) Plexuses: cervical,brachial,lumbosacral 
D) States of paralysis: paraplegia,quadriplegia,hemiplegia 
A) Cranial nerves: olfactory,optic,oculomotor 
B) Spinal nerves: phrenic,axillary,sciatic,vagus 
C) Plexuses: cervical,brachial,lumbosacral 
D) States of paralysis: paraplegia,quadriplegia,hemiplegia

Question 4

Which of the following is least descriptive of the olfactory nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory 
B) Concerned with the sense of smell 
C) Cranial nerve I 
D) Moves the tongue 
A) Sensory 
B) Concerned with the sense of smell 
C) Cranial nerve I 
D) Moves the tongue

Question 5

Ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils reflect pressure on which nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Optic 
B) Vagus 
C) Oculomotor 
D) Facial 
A) Optic 
B) Vagus 
C) Oculomotor 
D) Facial

Question 6

Which of the following is least descriptive of the phrenic nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Primarily afferent fibers 
B) Spinal nerve 
C) Diaphragm and ventilation 
D) Cervical plexus 
A) Primarily afferent fibers 
B) Spinal nerve 
C) Diaphragm and ventilation 
D) Cervical plexus

Question 7

A piece of dirt blows into your left eye,embedding in the cornea.Which of the following is not part of a reflex that is activated?

Accepted Answer

A) CN V carries pain information to the brain. 
B) The ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve carries sensory information to the primary visual cortex. 
C) Facial nerve stimulation results in blinking. 
D) CN VII stimulation causes tearing or an increase in lacrimation. 
A) CN V carries pain information to the brain. 
B) The ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve carries sensory information to the primary visual cortex. 
C) Facial nerve stimulation results in blinking. 
D) CN VII stimulation causes tearing or an increase in lacrimation.

Question 8

Which of the following is least related to the olfactory nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) CN I 
B) Impairment: anosmia 
C) Motor,causing flaring of the nares 
D) Smell 
A) CN I 
B) Impairment: anosmia 
C) Motor,causing flaring of the nares 
D) Smell

Question 9

Which of the following is least related to CN VIII?

Accepted Answer

A) Vestibular branch 
B) Primary auditory cortex 
C) Cochlear branch 
D) Wernicke's area 
A) Vestibular branch 
B) Primary auditory cortex 
C) Cochlear branch 
D) Wernicke's area

Question 10

Identify the disorder: clusters of vesicles develop along cranial or spinal dermatomes; herpes zoster; postherpetic neuralgia.

Accepted Answer

A) Multiple sclerosis 
B) Shingles 
C) Myasthenia gravis 
D) Trigeminal neuralgia 
A) Multiple sclerosis 
B) Shingles 
C) Myasthenia gravis 
D) Trigeminal neuralgia

Question 11

Excess pressure on this cranial nerve affects pupillary size and the activity of the levator palpebrae superioris.

Accepted Answer

A) VIII 
B) II 
C) X 
D) III 
A) VIII 
B) II 
C) X 
D) III

Question 12

All nervous reflexes

Accepted Answer

A) are activated by stretch. 
B) are restricted to the movement of the appendicular skeleton. 
C) require a sensory and motor arm. 
D) involve the spinal cord. 
A) are activated by stretch. 
B) are restricted to the movement of the appendicular skeleton. 
C) require a sensory and motor arm. 
D) involve the spinal cord.

Question 13

At which structure are spinal nerves grouped and sorted?

Accepted Answer

A) A ganglion 
B) A nucleus 
C) A plexus 
D) The cauda equina 
A) A ganglion 
B) A nucleus 
C) A plexus 
D) The cauda equina

Question 14

Spinal nerves

Accepted Answer

A) exit the spinal cord at the medulla oblongata. 
B) are purely sensory. 
C) all exit the spinal cord as extensions of the cauda equina. 
D) are mixed. 
A) exit the spinal cord at the medulla oblongata. 
B) are purely sensory. 
C) all exit the spinal cord as extensions of the cauda equina. 
D) are mixed.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of the median,radial,and ulnar nerves?

Accepted Answer

A) Innervate the muscles of the upper extremities 
B) Spinal nerves 
C) Mixed nerves 
D) Emerge from the cervical plexus 
A) Innervate the muscles of the upper extremities 
B) Spinal nerves 
C) Mixed nerves 
D) Emerge from the cervical plexus

Exam 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

A person with _____ is most likely to require eyedrops in order to moisten the cornea.

Damage to which cranial nerve causes blindness?

Which group is incorrect?

Which of the following is least descriptive of the olfactory nerve?

Ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils reflect pressure on which nerve?

Which of the following is least descriptive of the phrenic nerve?

A piece of dirt blows into your left eye,embedding in the cornea.Which of the following is not part of a reflex that is activated?

Which of the following is least related to the olfactory nerve?

Which of the following is least related to CN VIII?

Identify the disorder: clusters of vesicles develop along cranial or spinal dermatomes; herpes zoster; postherpetic neuralgia.

Excess pressure on this cranial nerve affects pupillary size and the activity of the levator palpebrae superioris.

All nervous reflexes

At which structure are spinal nerves grouped and sorted?

Spinal nerves

Which of the following is not true of the median,radial,and ulnar nerves?

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