CHA 101 MIDTERM I
Winter Quarter
January 31, 2007
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS prior to beginning the test.
1. DO NOT begin until instructed to do so.
2. You will have 50 minutes to complete this exam. All exams must be turned in within 5
minutes after the allotted time. Exams submitted after that time WILL NOT be
accepted.
3. Read all questions carefully. No questions concerning the content of the exam will be
answered during the exam period. A “gripe sheet” has been attached at the end of the
exam if you believe a question is vague or ambiguous. However, if you find a mistake on
the exam, please bring it to the attention of an instructor or TA and an announcement will
be made to the entire class.
4. PRINT YOUR NAME AND ID NUMBER CLEARLY on the UCD scantron form.
GOOD LUCK!
, 1. Which of the following statements concerning the autonomic nervous system is TRUE?
A. Thoracic splanchnic nerves synapse in the sympathetic trunk
B. White rami communicans are found in the dorsal root
C. Postganglionic autonomic nerve fibers innervate skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
and glands
D. Preganglionic parasympathetic neurons are found in cranial nerves III, VII, IX
and X
E. Pelvic splanchnic nerves innervate the heart
2. Which part of the central nervous system does NOT contain the cell bodies of
preganglionic autonomic neurons?
A. The brain
B. The cervical spinal cord
C. The thoracic spinal cord
D. The lumbar spinal cord
E. The sacral spinal cord
3. A patient has bleeding in the epidural space. Which of the following are the only layers
the neurosurgeon must get through to get a catheter into the blood to drain it?
A. The scalp, skull, dura mater, arachnoid mater and the pia mater
B. The scalp, skull, dura mater and arachnoid mater
C. The scalp, skull and dura mater
D. The scalp and skull
E. The scalp only
4. In children affected by polio, the somatic motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal
cord are destroyed. The axons of these neurons are normally found in all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Ventral root
B. Dorsal primary ramus
C. Ventral primary ramus
D. Dorsal root
E. Brachial plexus
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Winter Quarter
January 31, 2007
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS prior to beginning the test.
1. DO NOT begin until instructed to do so.
2. You will have 50 minutes to complete this exam. All exams must be turned in within 5
minutes after the allotted time. Exams submitted after that time WILL NOT be
accepted.
3. Read all questions carefully. No questions concerning the content of the exam will be
answered during the exam period. A “gripe sheet” has been attached at the end of the
exam if you believe a question is vague or ambiguous. However, if you find a mistake on
the exam, please bring it to the attention of an instructor or TA and an announcement will
be made to the entire class.
4. PRINT YOUR NAME AND ID NUMBER CLEARLY on the UCD scantron form.
GOOD LUCK!
, 1. Which of the following statements concerning the autonomic nervous system is TRUE?
A. Thoracic splanchnic nerves synapse in the sympathetic trunk
B. White rami communicans are found in the dorsal root
C. Postganglionic autonomic nerve fibers innervate skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
and glands
D. Preganglionic parasympathetic neurons are found in cranial nerves III, VII, IX
and X
E. Pelvic splanchnic nerves innervate the heart
2. Which part of the central nervous system does NOT contain the cell bodies of
preganglionic autonomic neurons?
A. The brain
B. The cervical spinal cord
C. The thoracic spinal cord
D. The lumbar spinal cord
E. The sacral spinal cord
3. A patient has bleeding in the epidural space. Which of the following are the only layers
the neurosurgeon must get through to get a catheter into the blood to drain it?
A. The scalp, skull, dura mater, arachnoid mater and the pia mater
B. The scalp, skull, dura mater and arachnoid mater
C. The scalp, skull and dura mater
D. The scalp and skull
E. The scalp only
4. In children affected by polio, the somatic motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal
cord are destroyed. The axons of these neurons are normally found in all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Ventral root
B. Dorsal primary ramus
C. Ventral primary ramus
D. Dorsal root
E. Brachial plexus
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