SLHS 1150 - Quiz Practice Study
Guide with Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
afferent - Answer toward the CNS (toward the body)
efferent - Answer away from the CNS (away from the body)
how many cranial nerves do we have - Answer 12 pairs of nerves that emerge from the brain
how many spinal nerves do we have - Answer 31 pairs of nerves that emerge from the spinal
cord
what do the cranial nerves do - Answer they carry information concerning 4/5 senses to the
brain; they also carry the motor impulses from the brain to the muscles of the face/neck
what do the spinal nerves do - Answer they mediate reflexes and volitional sensory and
motor activity
anterior - Answer toward the front
posterior - Answer toward the back
ventral - Answer toward the abdomen
dorsal - Answer toward the back
superior - Answer toward the top
inferior - Answer toward the bottom
proximal - Answer toward the body
distal - Answer away from the body
, medial - Answer toward the midline
lateral - Answer toward the side
neurons - Answer highly specialized cells that make up the nervous system and carry its
sensory and motor information
dendrites - Answer afferent extensions; bring nerve impulses into the cell body
axons - Answer efferent extensions; take nerve impulses away from the body
synapse - Answer space where two neurons meet
neurotransmitters - Answer chemical agents that help to carry information across the
synaptic cleft
myelin - Answer coating around the neurons that contribute to the rapid relay of nerve
impulses
function of the brain stem - Answer serves as a conduit between the rest of the brain and the
spinal cord; associated with metabolism and arousal
location of the brain stem - Answer sits directly on top of the spinal cord
what three major reflex centers are located in the brain stem - Answer cardiac center(heart),
vasomotor center(blood vessels), and the respiratory center(breathing)
location of the cerebellum - Answer sits posterior to the brain stem
function of the cerebrum - Answer (cerebral cortex) part of the brain that governs the unique
human qualities of thinking, problem solving, planning, creating, and rationalizing
location of the cerebrum - Answer upper part of the brain; consists of left and right
hemispheres; largest part of the brain
function of the cerebellum - Answer primarily responsible for regulating motor and muscular
activity
Guide with Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
afferent - Answer toward the CNS (toward the body)
efferent - Answer away from the CNS (away from the body)
how many cranial nerves do we have - Answer 12 pairs of nerves that emerge from the brain
how many spinal nerves do we have - Answer 31 pairs of nerves that emerge from the spinal
cord
what do the cranial nerves do - Answer they carry information concerning 4/5 senses to the
brain; they also carry the motor impulses from the brain to the muscles of the face/neck
what do the spinal nerves do - Answer they mediate reflexes and volitional sensory and
motor activity
anterior - Answer toward the front
posterior - Answer toward the back
ventral - Answer toward the abdomen
dorsal - Answer toward the back
superior - Answer toward the top
inferior - Answer toward the bottom
proximal - Answer toward the body
distal - Answer away from the body
, medial - Answer toward the midline
lateral - Answer toward the side
neurons - Answer highly specialized cells that make up the nervous system and carry its
sensory and motor information
dendrites - Answer afferent extensions; bring nerve impulses into the cell body
axons - Answer efferent extensions; take nerve impulses away from the body
synapse - Answer space where two neurons meet
neurotransmitters - Answer chemical agents that help to carry information across the
synaptic cleft
myelin - Answer coating around the neurons that contribute to the rapid relay of nerve
impulses
function of the brain stem - Answer serves as a conduit between the rest of the brain and the
spinal cord; associated with metabolism and arousal
location of the brain stem - Answer sits directly on top of the spinal cord
what three major reflex centers are located in the brain stem - Answer cardiac center(heart),
vasomotor center(blood vessels), and the respiratory center(breathing)
location of the cerebellum - Answer sits posterior to the brain stem
function of the cerebrum - Answer (cerebral cortex) part of the brain that governs the unique
human qualities of thinking, problem solving, planning, creating, and rationalizing
location of the cerebrum - Answer upper part of the brain; consists of left and right
hemispheres; largest part of the brain
function of the cerebellum - Answer primarily responsible for regulating motor and muscular
activity
