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A. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
A 23-year-old female presents
complaining of hearing changes and
balance issues. Which cranial nerve is
most likely involved with her
problems?
A. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
B. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
C. Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
D. Accessory nerve (CN XI)
A. Loss of vibratory sense
B. Loss of two-point discrimination in the trunk or extremities
C. Loss of proprioception
A 24-year-old man received a gunshot
that damaged his postcentral gyrus.
This will most probably lead to what?
Select all that apply.
A. Loss of vibratory sense
B. Loss of two-point discrimination in
the trunk or extremities
C. Loss of proprioception
D. Loss of hearing
, C. Lateral rectus
The abducens nerve innervates what?
A. Superior oblique
B. Inferior oblique
C. Lateral rectus
D. Medial rectus
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
After eating a large meal, Lisa felt
sleepy. Which nervous system
dominates and is often called our "rest
and digest" division of the autonomic
nervous system (ANS)?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Systemic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
A. They arise directly from the brain.
All of these statements about spinal
nerves are true except which one?
A. They arise directly from the brain.
B. There are 31 pairs.
C. They may contain nerve fibers of
both the somatic and autonomic
nervous systems.
D. They are all mixed.
, B. They are monosynaptic only
All somatic reflexes share these
characteristics except what?
A. They are quick.
B. They are monosynaptic only.
C. They require stimulation.
D. They are involuntary.
C. skeletal muscle cells
Autonomic motor neurons do not
innervate
A. cardiac muscle cells
B. glands
C. skeletal muscle cells
D. smooth muscle cells.
C. spinal cord
The brainstem connects the brain and
the ______________.
A. eyes
B. ventricles
C. spinal cord
D. cerebellum
A. Cauda equina
The bundle of nerves inferior to the
conus medullaris of the spinal cord is
called what?
A. Cauda equina
B. Posterior median sulcus
C. Lumbar enlargement
D. Cervical enlargement
, C. Cauda equina
A bundle of spinal nerves and nerve
roots that extend from the end of the
spinal cord, typically at the level of
the first or second lumbar vertebra,
down to the coccyx is known as
what?
A. Dorsal root
B. Conus medullaris
C. Cauda equina
D. Filum terminale
C. ventricles
The cavities in your brain are known
as ________________.
A. sulci
B. central canal
C. ventricles
D. gyri
C. balance and coordination
The cerebellum is located between the
cerebrum and the brain stem in the
back of the head. It helps in
__________.
A. breathing and controlling blood
pressure
B. voluntary movement
C. balance and coordination
D. speech and hearing
A. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
A 23-year-old female presents
complaining of hearing changes and
balance issues. Which cranial nerve is
most likely involved with her
problems?
A. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
B. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
C. Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
D. Accessory nerve (CN XI)
A. Loss of vibratory sense
B. Loss of two-point discrimination in the trunk or extremities
C. Loss of proprioception
A 24-year-old man received a gunshot
that damaged his postcentral gyrus.
This will most probably lead to what?
Select all that apply.
A. Loss of vibratory sense
B. Loss of two-point discrimination in
the trunk or extremities
C. Loss of proprioception
D. Loss of hearing
, C. Lateral rectus
The abducens nerve innervates what?
A. Superior oblique
B. Inferior oblique
C. Lateral rectus
D. Medial rectus
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
After eating a large meal, Lisa felt
sleepy. Which nervous system
dominates and is often called our "rest
and digest" division of the autonomic
nervous system (ANS)?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Systemic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
A. They arise directly from the brain.
All of these statements about spinal
nerves are true except which one?
A. They arise directly from the brain.
B. There are 31 pairs.
C. They may contain nerve fibers of
both the somatic and autonomic
nervous systems.
D. They are all mixed.
, B. They are monosynaptic only
All somatic reflexes share these
characteristics except what?
A. They are quick.
B. They are monosynaptic only.
C. They require stimulation.
D. They are involuntary.
C. skeletal muscle cells
Autonomic motor neurons do not
innervate
A. cardiac muscle cells
B. glands
C. skeletal muscle cells
D. smooth muscle cells.
C. spinal cord
The brainstem connects the brain and
the ______________.
A. eyes
B. ventricles
C. spinal cord
D. cerebellum
A. Cauda equina
The bundle of nerves inferior to the
conus medullaris of the spinal cord is
called what?
A. Cauda equina
B. Posterior median sulcus
C. Lumbar enlargement
D. Cervical enlargement
, C. Cauda equina
A bundle of spinal nerves and nerve
roots that extend from the end of the
spinal cord, typically at the level of
the first or second lumbar vertebra,
down to the coccyx is known as
what?
A. Dorsal root
B. Conus medullaris
C. Cauda equina
D. Filum terminale
C. ventricles
The cavities in your brain are known
as ________________.
A. sulci
B. central canal
C. ventricles
D. gyri
C. balance and coordination
The cerebellum is located between the
cerebrum and the brain stem in the
back of the head. It helps in
__________.
A. breathing and controlling blood
pressure
B. voluntary movement
C. balance and coordination
D. speech and hearing
