Structures of the Head and Neck 1st Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1. Essentials of Anatomy
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Infections in the oral cavity may spread to other regions of the
body, causing serious health problems.
____ 2. Pseudounipolar neurons carry information from the central nervous
system to the periphery.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Perikarya of the sympathetic nervous system can be found in which
of the following regions of the spinal cord?
A. White matter
B. Dorsal root ganglion
C. Ventral horn
D. Intermediolateral cell column
E. Dorsal horn
____ 2. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain sensory fibers from visceral organs?
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 1. Structures innervated by the autonomic nervous system include (select all that apply)
A. cardiac muscle.
B. glandular tissue.
C. skeletal muscle.
D. smooth muscle.
____ 2. A person in the anatomical position would display which of the following characteristics? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Lying in the supine position
B. Head, eyes, and toes directed forward
C. Standing erect
D. Palms facing downward
E. Upper limbs hanging at sides
____ 3. Nerve cell bodies may be found in which of the following locations of the spinal cord? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Intermediolateral cell column
B. White matter
C. Ventral horns
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D. Ventral median fissure
E. Dorsal horns
____ 4. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain motor fibers that supply smooth muscle,
cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue? (Select all that apply.)
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
____ 5. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain motor fibers that supply skeletal muscle?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
Short Answer
1. What three fiber types innervate skeletal muscles?
2. Name four characteristics used to classify neurons.
3. Name the five types of rami associated with spinal nerves.
4. What types of nerve fibers are found in cutaneous branches of ventral and dorsal primary rami?
Completion
Complete each statement.
1. A plane separating the body into equal left and right halves is known as the ____________________.
2. A ____________________ plane divides the body into upper and lower parts.
3. The ____________________ is the basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system.
4. A collection of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system is known as a
____________________.
5. The term ____________________ is often used to refer to visceral organs.
6. A ____________________ plane divides the body into front and back parts.
7. The term ____________________ is often used to refer to the body wall.
Matching
Match the terms with their descriptions.
A. ventral
B. prone
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C. cranial
D. superficial
E. medial
F. splanchnic
G. distal
H. caudal
I. supine
J. somatic
K. dorsal
L. lateral
M. deep
N. proximal
____ 1. Toward the head
____ 2. Near a fixed point
____ 3. Toward the feet
____ 4. Facing downward
____ 5. Toward the back
____ 6. Far from a fixed point
____ 7. Toward the front
____ 8. Facing upward
____ 9. Toward the median plane
____ 10. Away from the median plane
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Chapter 1. Essentials of Anatomy
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: D PTS: 1
2. ANS: B PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. ANS: A, B, D PTS: 1
2. ANS: B, C, E PTS: 1
3. ANS: A, B, E PTS: 1
4. ANS: A, B, D, E PTS: 1
5. ANS: A, D PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
1. ANS:
Efferent to skeletal muscle, afferent, efferent sympathetic fibers
PTS: 1
2. ANS:
Number of cell processes, cell size, conduction speed, modality
PTS: 1
3. ANS:
Meningeal rami, ventral primary rami, dorsal primary rami, gray communicating rami, white
communicating rami
PTS: 1
4. ANS:
Afferent, efferent sympathetic fibers
PTS: 1
COMPLETION
1. ANS: median plane
PTS: 1
2. ANS:
transverse
Chapter 1. Essentials of Anatomy
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. Infections in the oral cavity may spread to other regions of the
body, causing serious health problems.
____ 2. Pseudounipolar neurons carry information from the central nervous
system to the periphery.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Perikarya of the sympathetic nervous system can be found in which
of the following regions of the spinal cord?
A. White matter
B. Dorsal root ganglion
C. Ventral horn
D. Intermediolateral cell column
E. Dorsal horn
____ 2. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain sensory fibers from visceral organs?
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
____ 1. Structures innervated by the autonomic nervous system include (select all that apply)
A. cardiac muscle.
B. glandular tissue.
C. skeletal muscle.
D. smooth muscle.
____ 2. A person in the anatomical position would display which of the following characteristics? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Lying in the supine position
B. Head, eyes, and toes directed forward
C. Standing erect
D. Palms facing downward
E. Upper limbs hanging at sides
____ 3. Nerve cell bodies may be found in which of the following locations of the spinal cord? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Intermediolateral cell column
B. White matter
C. Ventral horns
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D. Ventral median fissure
E. Dorsal horns
____ 4. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain motor fibers that supply smooth muscle,
cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue? (Select all that apply.)
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
____ 5. Which of the following branches of a spinal nerve contain motor fibers that supply skeletal muscle?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Dorsal primary rami
B. White communicating rami
C. Meningeal rami
D. Ventral primary rami
E. Gray communicating rami
Short Answer
1. What three fiber types innervate skeletal muscles?
2. Name four characteristics used to classify neurons.
3. Name the five types of rami associated with spinal nerves.
4. What types of nerve fibers are found in cutaneous branches of ventral and dorsal primary rami?
Completion
Complete each statement.
1. A plane separating the body into equal left and right halves is known as the ____________________.
2. A ____________________ plane divides the body into upper and lower parts.
3. The ____________________ is the basic unit of structure and function in the nervous system.
4. A collection of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system is known as a
____________________.
5. The term ____________________ is often used to refer to visceral organs.
6. A ____________________ plane divides the body into front and back parts.
7. The term ____________________ is often used to refer to the body wall.
Matching
Match the terms with their descriptions.
A. ventral
B. prone
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C. cranial
D. superficial
E. medial
F. splanchnic
G. distal
H. caudal
I. supine
J. somatic
K. dorsal
L. lateral
M. deep
N. proximal
____ 1. Toward the head
____ 2. Near a fixed point
____ 3. Toward the feet
____ 4. Facing downward
____ 5. Toward the back
____ 6. Far from a fixed point
____ 7. Toward the front
____ 8. Facing upward
____ 9. Toward the median plane
____ 10. Away from the median plane
, Structures of the Head and Neck 1st Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1. Essentials of Anatomy
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: D PTS: 1
2. ANS: B PTS: 1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. ANS: A, B, D PTS: 1
2. ANS: B, C, E PTS: 1
3. ANS: A, B, E PTS: 1
4. ANS: A, B, D, E PTS: 1
5. ANS: A, D PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
1. ANS:
Efferent to skeletal muscle, afferent, efferent sympathetic fibers
PTS: 1
2. ANS:
Number of cell processes, cell size, conduction speed, modality
PTS: 1
3. ANS:
Meningeal rami, ventral primary rami, dorsal primary rami, gray communicating rami, white
communicating rami
PTS: 1
4. ANS:
Afferent, efferent sympathetic fibers
PTS: 1
COMPLETION
1. ANS: median plane
PTS: 1
2. ANS:
transverse
