STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY EXAM FINAL
PAPER 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Most intrinsic hand muscles are supplied by the
A) musculocutaneous nerve.
B) radial nerve.
C) median nerve.
D) ulnar nerve.
E) axillary nerve. Answer: D) ulnar nerve.
◉ The sciatic nerve is actually two nerves combined within the same
sheath. The two nerves are the
A) femoral and obturator.
B) femoral and gluteal.
C) common fibular (peroneal) and tibial.
D) common fibular (peroneal) and obturator.
E) tibial and gluteal. Answer: C) common fibular (peroneal) and
tibial.
◉ The muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh are
supplied by the
,A) obturator nerve.
B) gluteal nerve.
C) sciatic nerve.
D) femoral nerve.
E) ilioinguinal nerve. Answer: D) femoral nerve.
◉ If a section is made that separates the brainstem from the rest of
the brain, the cut is between the
A) medulla oblongata and pons.
B) pons and midbrain.
C) midbrain and diencephalon.
D) thalamus and cerebrum.
E) medulla oblongata and spinal cord. Answer: C) midbrain and
diencephalon.
◉ Important centers for heart rate, blood pressure, respiration,
swallowing, coughing, and vomiting are located in the
A) cerebrum.
B) medulla oblongata.
C) midbrain.
D) pons.
E) cerebellum. Answer: B) medulla oblongata.
,◉ In which of these parts of the brain does decussation of
descending nerve tracts involved in the conscious control of skeletal
muscles occur?
A) cerebrum
B) diencephalon
C) midbrain
D) pons
E) medulla oblongata Answer: E) medulla oblongata
◉ Important respiratory centers are located in the
A) cerebrum.
B) cerebellum.
C) pons and medulla oblongata.
D) midbrain
E) limbic system. Answer: C) pons and medulla oblongata.
◉ The cerebral peduncles are a major descending motor pathway
found in the
A) cerebrum.
B) cerebellum.
C) pons.
, D) midbrain.
E) medulla oblongata. Answer: B) cerebellum.
◉ The superior colliculi are involved in _____________, whereas the
inferior colliculi are involved in _____________.
A) hearing, visual reflexes
B) visual reflexes, hearing
C) balance, motor pathways
D) motor pathways, balance
E) respiration, sleep Answer: B) visual reflexes, hearing
◉ The cerebellum communicates with other regions of the CNS
through the
A) flocculonodular lobe.
B) cerebellar peduncles.
C) vermis.
D) lateral hemispheres.
E) folia. Answer: B) cerebellar peduncles.
◉ The major relay station for sensory input that projects to the
cerebral cortex is the
A) hypothalamus.
PAPER 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Most intrinsic hand muscles are supplied by the
A) musculocutaneous nerve.
B) radial nerve.
C) median nerve.
D) ulnar nerve.
E) axillary nerve. Answer: D) ulnar nerve.
◉ The sciatic nerve is actually two nerves combined within the same
sheath. The two nerves are the
A) femoral and obturator.
B) femoral and gluteal.
C) common fibular (peroneal) and tibial.
D) common fibular (peroneal) and obturator.
E) tibial and gluteal. Answer: C) common fibular (peroneal) and
tibial.
◉ The muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh are
supplied by the
,A) obturator nerve.
B) gluteal nerve.
C) sciatic nerve.
D) femoral nerve.
E) ilioinguinal nerve. Answer: D) femoral nerve.
◉ If a section is made that separates the brainstem from the rest of
the brain, the cut is between the
A) medulla oblongata and pons.
B) pons and midbrain.
C) midbrain and diencephalon.
D) thalamus and cerebrum.
E) medulla oblongata and spinal cord. Answer: C) midbrain and
diencephalon.
◉ Important centers for heart rate, blood pressure, respiration,
swallowing, coughing, and vomiting are located in the
A) cerebrum.
B) medulla oblongata.
C) midbrain.
D) pons.
E) cerebellum. Answer: B) medulla oblongata.
,◉ In which of these parts of the brain does decussation of
descending nerve tracts involved in the conscious control of skeletal
muscles occur?
A) cerebrum
B) diencephalon
C) midbrain
D) pons
E) medulla oblongata Answer: E) medulla oblongata
◉ Important respiratory centers are located in the
A) cerebrum.
B) cerebellum.
C) pons and medulla oblongata.
D) midbrain
E) limbic system. Answer: C) pons and medulla oblongata.
◉ The cerebral peduncles are a major descending motor pathway
found in the
A) cerebrum.
B) cerebellum.
C) pons.
, D) midbrain.
E) medulla oblongata. Answer: B) cerebellum.
◉ The superior colliculi are involved in _____________, whereas the
inferior colliculi are involved in _____________.
A) hearing, visual reflexes
B) visual reflexes, hearing
C) balance, motor pathways
D) motor pathways, balance
E) respiration, sleep Answer: B) visual reflexes, hearing
◉ The cerebellum communicates with other regions of the CNS
through the
A) flocculonodular lobe.
B) cerebellar peduncles.
C) vermis.
D) lateral hemispheres.
E) folia. Answer: B) cerebellar peduncles.
◉ The major relay station for sensory input that projects to the
cerebral cortex is the
A) hypothalamus.
