Question 1

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 2

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

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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

Question 6

A "dilated and fixed" pupil is indicative of pressure on this 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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

The person with damage to the ___________ nerve has the weakest blink.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  patellar reflex 
B)  baroreceptor reflex 
C)  Babinski reflex 
D)  gag reflex 
A)  patellar reflex 
B)  baroreceptor reflex 
C)  Babinski reflex 
D)  gag reflex

Question 13

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 14

The oculomotor,trochlear,and abducens are cranial nerves that

Accepted Answer

A)  innervate the extrinsic eye muscles (move the eyeball). 
B)  innervate the levator palpebrae superioris (lift the eyelid). 
C)  interpret sensory information from the optic nerve. 
D)  innervate the muscles of mastication. 
A)  innervate the extrinsic eye muscles (move the eyeball). 
B)  innervate the levator palpebrae superioris (lift the eyelid). 
C)  interpret sensory information from the optic nerve. 
D)  innervate the muscles of mastication.

Question 15

The first,second,and eighth cranial nerves

Accepted Answer

A)  are concerned with vision. 
B)  descend in the corticospinal tract. 
C)  are sensory nerves. 
D)  carry sensory information to the occipital lobe. 
A)  are concerned with vision. 
B)  descend in the corticospinal tract. 
C)  are sensory nerves. 
D)  carry sensory information to the occipital lobe.

Question 16

Unless this reflex is working,the person is in danger of choking on his food.

Accepted Answer

A)  baroreceptor reflex 
B)  withdrawal reflex 
C)  Babinski reflex 
D)  gag reflex 
A)  baroreceptor reflex 
B)  withdrawal reflex 
C)  Babinski reflex 
D)  gag reflex

Question 17

Which reflex is concerned with the regulation of blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Achilles' tendon reflex 
B)  Babinski reflex 
C)  patellar reflex 
D)  baroreceptor reflex 
A)  Achilles' tendon reflex 
B)  Babinski reflex 
C)  patellar reflex 
D)  baroreceptor reflex

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  concerned with the sensation of smell 
B)  innervates the muscles of the eyeball 
C)  motor nerve supplying the diaphragm 
D)  sensory nerve concerned with balance 
A)  concerned with the sensation of smell 
B)  innervates the muscles of the eyeball 
C)  motor nerve supplying the diaphragm 
D)  sensory nerve concerned with balance

Question 20

What nerve is damaged by an ototoxic drug?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

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

Which group is incorrect?

Which of the following is descriptive of cranial nerve VIII?

The Babinski reflex is elicited by

Which of the following is the major motor tract?

A "dilated and fixed" pupil is indicative of pressure on this cranial nerve.

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

Tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by

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

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

The person with damage to the ___________ nerve has the weakest blink.

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

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

The oculomotor,trochlear,and abducens are cranial nerves that

The first,second,and eighth cranial nerves

Unless this reflex is working,the person is in danger of choking on his food.

Which reflex is concerned with the regulation of blood pressure?

Which of the following is true of the spinothalamic tract?

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

What nerve is damaged by an ototoxic drug?

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