Question 1

What is the normal response of the plantar reflex? What is Babinski's sign and what does it indicate?

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Question 2

The oval window is connected directly to which passageway?

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A)  scala vestibuli 
B)  external acoustic meatus 
C)  pharyngotympanic tube 
D)  scala tympani

Question 3

The perineurium defines the boundary of a ________.

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Question 4

Define tendon organs and muscle spindles relative to the stretch reflex.

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Question 5

Which of the following nerves does not arise from the brachial plexus?

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A)  median 
B)  phrenic 
C)  radial 
D)  ulnar

Question 6

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the occurrence of a sensation?

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A)  The stimulus energy must match the specificity of the receptor. 
B)  The stimulus energy must occur within the receptor's receptive field. 
C)  The stimulus energy must be converted into the energy of a graded potential called a transduction potential. 
D)  A generator potential in the associated sensory neuron must reach threshold.

Question 7

Match the following:
A) Conduction deafness
B) Sensorineural deafness
C) Tinnitus
-Can result from the fusion of the auditory ossicles.

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A) Conduction deafness
B) Sensorineural deafness
C)...

Question 8

Match the following:
A) Abducens
B) Olfactory
C) Vestibulocochlear
D) Vagus
E) Accessory
-Receptors located in epithelium of the nasal cavity.

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A) Abducens
B) Olfactory
C) Vestibulocochlear
D) Vagus
E)...

Question 9

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?

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A)  pinna 
B)  external acoustic meatus 
C)  tympanic membrane 
D)  pharyngotympanic tube

Question 10

Pacinian corpuscles can be exteroceptors, interoceptors, or proprioceptor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The musculocutaneous nerve is a major nerve of the brachial plexus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Figure 13.3
Using Figure 13.3, match the following:
-Bipolar cells.

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Figure 13.3
Using Figure 13.3, match the...

Question 13

Ling, a 75-year-old grandmother, complained that her vision was becoming obscured. Upon examination by an ophthalmologist she was told she had cataracts. What are they, how do they occur, and how are they treated?

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Question 14

Information regarding skeletal muscle tension is provided by ________ and muscle length by ________.

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Question 15

The bending of light rays is called reflection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List and describe the functions of the three cranial nerves that serve the muscles of the eye.

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Question 17

Match the following:
A) Precommand level
B) Segmental level
C) Projection level
-The cerebellum and basal nuclei.

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A) Precommand level
B) Segmental level
C)...

Question 18

Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________.

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A)  go to the superior colliculus only 
B)  pass posteriorly without crossing over at the chiasma 
C)  divide at the chiasma, with some crossing and some not crossing 
D)  cross over to the opposite side at the chiasma

Question 19

________ is the tingling sensation when blood has been cut off from an area, as when the foot "goes to sleep."

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Question 20

Match the following:
A) Night blindness
B) Otitis media
C) Glaucoma
D) Conduction deafness
-A condition often leading to blindness due to increased intraocular pressure.

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A) Night blindness
B) Otitis media
C)...

Exam 13: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity

What is the normal response of the plantar reflex? What is Babinski's sign and what does it indicate?

The oval window is connected directly to which passageway?

The perineurium defines the boundary of a ________.

Define tendon organs and muscle spindles relative to the stretch reflex.

Which of the following nerves does not arise from the brachial plexus?

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the occurrence of a sensation?

Match the following: A) Conduction deafness B) Sensorineural deafness C) Tinnitus -Can result from the fusion of the auditory ossicles.

Match the following: A) Abducens B) Olfactory C) Vestibulocochlear D) Vagus E) Accessory -Receptors located in epithelium of the nasal cavity.

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?

Pacinian corpuscles can be exteroceptors, interoceptors, or proprioceptor.

The musculocutaneous nerve is a major nerve of the brachial plexus.

Figure 13.3 Using Figure 13.3, match the following: -Bipolar cells.

Ling, a 75-year-old grandmother, complained that her vision was becoming obscured. Upon examination by an ophthalmologist she was told she had cataracts. What are they, how do they occur, and how are they treated?

Information regarding skeletal muscle tension is provided by and muscle length by .

The bending of light rays is called reflection.

List and describe the functions of the three cranial nerves that serve the muscles of the eye.

Match the following: A) Precommand level B) Segmental level C) Projection level -The cerebellum and basal nuclei.

Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________.

________ is the tingling sensation when blood has been cut off from an area, as when the foot "goes to sleep."

Match the following: A) Night blindness B) Otitis media C) Glaucoma D) Conduction deafness -A condition often leading to blindness due to increased intraocular pressure.