CAPS 391 Nervous System Exam
Questions with complete solutions (2024-
2025)
structural jclassification jof jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-CNS j(brain, jspine) j
PNS j(cranial jand jspinal jnerves, jassociated jganglia)
functional jclassification jof jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-somatic jmotor j
autonomic jmotor
brain jstem j- jANS✓✓-midbrain
pons
medulla
gray jmatter j(CNS) j- jANS✓✓-nerve jcell jbodies
unmyelinated jnerve jfibers
neuroganglia j(non-neuronal jsupportive jcells)
white jmatter j(CNS) j- jANS✓✓-tracts j(myelinated jnerve jfibers)
nucleus j- jANS✓✓-cluster jof jnerve jcell jbodies j*within* jCNS
ganglion j- jANS✓✓-aggregation jof jnerve jcell jbodies j*outside* jCNS
prosencephalon j- jANS✓✓-forebrain j(telecephalon j+ jdiencephalon)
telecephalon j- jANS✓✓-cerebrum
diencephalon j- jANS✓✓-thalamus j+ jhypothalamus j+ jepithalamus
(structures jsurrounding j3rd jcerebral jventricle)
mesencephalon j- jANS✓✓-midbrain
rhombencephalon j- jANS✓✓-hindbrain j(metecephalon j& jmyelencephalon)
metecephalon j- jANS✓✓-pons j+ jcerebellum
, myelencephalon j- jANS✓✓-medulla joblongata
how jmany jpairs jof jcranial jand jspinal jnerves? j- jANS✓✓-12 jand j31, jrespectively
start jand jend jpoint jof jspinal jcord jin jadults j- jANS✓✓-medulla joblongata jat
jlevel jof jforamen jmagnum j
level jLI j- jLII j(can jextend jto jLIII jin jinfants)
spinal jcord jenlargements j- jname jand jfunction j? j- jANS✓✓-cervical
jenlargements jinnervates jupper jlimb j
lumbar jenlargement jinnervates jlower jlimb
conus jmedullaris j- jANS✓✓-end jpoint jof jspinal jcord
longitudinal jgrooves jon jspinal jcord jsurface j- jANS✓✓-(1) jventral j(anterior)
jmedian jfissure j
(2) jdorsal j(posterior) jmedian jsulcus
dorsal jroot jganglion j- jANS✓✓-houses jcell jbodies jof jsensory jneurons
gray jcommissure j- jANS✓✓-contains jcentral jcanal jthat jconnects jleft jand jright
jhalves jof jspinal jcord jgrey jmatter
lateral jhorn j- jANS✓✓-cell jbodies jof jsympathetic j(TI j- jLII) jand jparasympathetic
jneurons j(SII j- jSIV)
white jmatter jof jthe jspinal jcord j- jANS✓✓-ventral, jdorsal, jand jlateral jfuniculi j-
jcontain jascending jand jdescending jtracts
ascending jtracts j- jANS✓✓-*sensory*
dorsal jspinocerebellar
dorsal jcolumn-medial jlemniscus
lateral jspinothalamic
anterior jspinothalamic
descending jtracts j- jANS✓✓-*motor*
lateral jcorticospinal
ventral jcorticospinal
rubrospinal
first-order jneuron j(general) j- jANS✓✓-dorsal jroot jgangion j
(sensory jreceptors j⇒ jspinal jcord/medulla joblongata)
second-order jneuron j(general) j- jANS✓✓-dorsal jhorn jof jspinal jcord jor jwithin
jmedulla joblongata
Questions with complete solutions (2024-
2025)
structural jclassification jof jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-CNS j(brain, jspine) j
PNS j(cranial jand jspinal jnerves, jassociated jganglia)
functional jclassification jof jnervous jsystem j- jANS✓✓-somatic jmotor j
autonomic jmotor
brain jstem j- jANS✓✓-midbrain
pons
medulla
gray jmatter j(CNS) j- jANS✓✓-nerve jcell jbodies
unmyelinated jnerve jfibers
neuroganglia j(non-neuronal jsupportive jcells)
white jmatter j(CNS) j- jANS✓✓-tracts j(myelinated jnerve jfibers)
nucleus j- jANS✓✓-cluster jof jnerve jcell jbodies j*within* jCNS
ganglion j- jANS✓✓-aggregation jof jnerve jcell jbodies j*outside* jCNS
prosencephalon j- jANS✓✓-forebrain j(telecephalon j+ jdiencephalon)
telecephalon j- jANS✓✓-cerebrum
diencephalon j- jANS✓✓-thalamus j+ jhypothalamus j+ jepithalamus
(structures jsurrounding j3rd jcerebral jventricle)
mesencephalon j- jANS✓✓-midbrain
rhombencephalon j- jANS✓✓-hindbrain j(metecephalon j& jmyelencephalon)
metecephalon j- jANS✓✓-pons j+ jcerebellum
, myelencephalon j- jANS✓✓-medulla joblongata
how jmany jpairs jof jcranial jand jspinal jnerves? j- jANS✓✓-12 jand j31, jrespectively
start jand jend jpoint jof jspinal jcord jin jadults j- jANS✓✓-medulla joblongata jat
jlevel jof jforamen jmagnum j
level jLI j- jLII j(can jextend jto jLIII jin jinfants)
spinal jcord jenlargements j- jname jand jfunction j? j- jANS✓✓-cervical
jenlargements jinnervates jupper jlimb j
lumbar jenlargement jinnervates jlower jlimb
conus jmedullaris j- jANS✓✓-end jpoint jof jspinal jcord
longitudinal jgrooves jon jspinal jcord jsurface j- jANS✓✓-(1) jventral j(anterior)
jmedian jfissure j
(2) jdorsal j(posterior) jmedian jsulcus
dorsal jroot jganglion j- jANS✓✓-houses jcell jbodies jof jsensory jneurons
gray jcommissure j- jANS✓✓-contains jcentral jcanal jthat jconnects jleft jand jright
jhalves jof jspinal jcord jgrey jmatter
lateral jhorn j- jANS✓✓-cell jbodies jof jsympathetic j(TI j- jLII) jand jparasympathetic
jneurons j(SII j- jSIV)
white jmatter jof jthe jspinal jcord j- jANS✓✓-ventral, jdorsal, jand jlateral jfuniculi j-
jcontain jascending jand jdescending jtracts
ascending jtracts j- jANS✓✓-*sensory*
dorsal jspinocerebellar
dorsal jcolumn-medial jlemniscus
lateral jspinothalamic
anterior jspinothalamic
descending jtracts j- jANS✓✓-*motor*
lateral jcorticospinal
ventral jcorticospinal
rubrospinal
first-order jneuron j(general) j- jANS✓✓-dorsal jroot jgangion j
(sensory jreceptors j⇒ jspinal jcord/medulla joblongata)
second-order jneuron j(general) j- jANS✓✓-dorsal jhorn jof jspinal jcord jor jwithin
jmedulla joblongata
