EXSS 175 - EXAM 3 REVIEW Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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EXSS 175 - EXAM 2 practice Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers


Question: A nerve impulse is traveling from one neuron (A) to another neuron
(B). What part of neuron (B) will receive the impulse first?


A) Dendrite
B) Cell body
C) Myelin
D) Axon


Ans: A


Question: If someone's myelin is deteriorating, what will happen to his or her
nerve impulses?


A) The impulses will speed up
B) The impulses will slow down
C) the impulses will stop
D) Nothing will happen to the nerve impulses


Ans: B


Question: Superficial to the grey matter of the brain, where does the
cerebrospinal fluid circulate?

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A) Subdural space
B) Dura mater
C) Pia mater
D) Subarachnoid space


Ans: D


Question: Moving from the skull to the brain, what is the correct order of the
brain meninges and spaces?


A) Pia mater --> Subarachnoid space --> Arachnoid mater --> Epidural space
B) Subdural space --> Dura mater --> Epidural space --> Pia mater -->
Arachnoid mater
C) Arachnoid mater --> Subdural space --> Dural mater --> Pia mater
D) Dura mater --> Subdural space --> Arachnoid mater --> Pia mater


Ans: D


Question: What brain structure compares planned movement with actual
movement?


A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Diencephalon
D) Brain stem


Ans: B

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Question: What brain structure is the closest to the spinal cord?


A) Diencephalon
B) Medulla oblongata
C) Midbrain
D) Pons


Ans: B


Question: If someone was having a problem with reactivity to light during a
cranial nerve examination, which nerve would you suspect is injured?


A) Trochlear
B) Oculomotor
C) Facial
D) Olfactory


Ans: B


Question: Which cranial nerve allows for the ability to smell food?


A) Olfactory
B)Trochlear
C) Facial
D) Trigeminal


Ans: A