Question 1

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

Question 2

A hammer strikes the Achilles tendon to elicit this stretch reflex. 11-PAGE 2
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Accepted Answer

A)  Babinski reflex 
B)  baroreceptor reflex 
C)  patellar tendon reflex 
D)  ankle-jerk reflex

Question 3

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.

Question 4

In order to achieve spinal anesthesia,Novocain is injected into the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The dermatome is most related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  cranial nerves 
B)  lumbar puncture 
C)  spinal nerve distribution 
D)  the autonomic nervous system

Question 6

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

Question 7

Which word best describes the following: spinothalamic,pyramidal,corticospinal?

Accepted Answer

A)  meninges 
B)  plexuses 
C)  tracts 
D)  motor tracts

Question 8

Damage to this nerve causes crutch palsy.

Accepted Answer

A)  sciatic nerve 
B)  radial nerve 
C)  axillary nerve 
D)  pudendal nerve

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils reflect pressure on this nerve.

Accepted Answer

A)  optic 
B)  vagus 
C)  oculomotor 
D)  facial

Exam 11: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves