Anatomy Final Exam Multiple Choice
Which of the following could indicate that someone like Christopher
Reeve had
totally not his spinal
severed
cord?
A) He regained consciousness at the scene of the
accident.
B) He was resuscitated without
difficulty.
C) He was able to speak after regaining
consciousness.
D) He regained movement in a few muscles in his chest. correct
answers D
The supportive tissue of the nervous system
is
A)(are)
nerve
fiber
B)
myelin
C) glial
cells
D) nerve processes correct
answers C
The division of the nervous system that connects body parts with the
central nervous
system is
the
A) autonomic nervous
system
B) peripheral nervous
system
C) somatic
system
D) special sense system correct
answers B
The nervous system function that makes conscious decisions
possible
A) sensory is the
function
B) integrative
function
C) motor
D) none of the above correct
function
answers B
All neurons have a special area where a nerve impulse begins
called
A) the
soma
B)
ganglia
C) trigger
D)
zoneaxon correct
answers C
All of the following are structural classifications of
neurons
A) except
interneurons
B) unipolar
neurons
C) multipolar
neurons
D) bipolar neurons correct
answers A
Movement of sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane is
dependent on
A) the concentration gradient of the
electrolyte
, B) changes in electrical
charge
C)
both
D) neither correct
answers C
Which of these characteristics is true regarding the strength of an
action potential?
A) all-or-none
followed
B) dependent upon the intensity of the
stimulus
C) increased as the intensity of the stimulus
increases
D) dependent on the type and amount of neurotransmitter involved correct
answers A
Transmission of impulses across a synapse is made
possible by
A) facilitated
transport
B) saltatory
conduction
C)
neurotransmitters
D) an ATP dependent pump correct
answers C
Which of the following neurotransmitters is usually
excitatory?
A)
dopamine
B)
GABA
C)
Glycine
D) acetylcholine correct
answers D
When impulses from various sources have an additive effect on a neuron in
the process
is
called
A)
facilitation
B)
divergence
C)
convergence
D) autonomic switching correct
answers C
The function of withdrawal
reflexes
A) maintain
is to
posture
B) limit potential
damage
C)
both
D) neither correct
answers B
The organs of the Central Nervous System
are
A) brain
the and cranial
nerves
B) brain and
meninges
C) brain and spinal
nerves
D) brain and spinal cord correct
answers D
The outer membrane covering the brain is composed of fibrous connective
tissues
is calledand
the
A) dura
mater
B) arachnoid
mater
C) pia
mater
, D) periosteum correct
answers A
Cerebrospinal fluid is mainly found
between the mater and the dura
A) arachnoid
mater
B) dura mater and the bones of the
skull
C) pia mater and arachnoid
mater
D) the vertebrae and the meninges correct
answers C
The spinal cord in the adult,
ends
A) at the
sacrum
B) between the thoracic vertebrae 11
andbetween
C) 12 lumbar vertebrae 1
and
D) at2lumbar vertebra 5 correct
answers C
The nerve fibers of both ascending and descending tracts
contain
A)
axons
B)
dendrites
C) both axons and
dendrites
D) cell bodies of neurons correct
answers A
The hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by fibers
called the
A) corpus
callosum
B) falx
cerebri
C) tissue of
Rolando
D) tentorium correct
answers A
The three main portions of the
brain
A) theare
cerebrum, diencephalons and
pons
B) cerebrum, brain stem, and
diencephalon
C) cerebellum, brain stem and
D) cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem correct
diencephalon
answers D
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced
by
A) the
fourth
ventricle
B) cerebral
aqueduct
C) pia
mater
D) choroid plexuses correct
answers D
The diencephalon contains all of the following
structures
A) except
pons
B)
thalamus
C) optic
chiasma
D) pineal gland correct
answers A
The part of the brain stem through which all spinal cord fibers must
pass
A) is the
hindbrain
Which of the following could indicate that someone like Christopher
Reeve had
totally not his spinal
severed
cord?
A) He regained consciousness at the scene of the
accident.
B) He was resuscitated without
difficulty.
C) He was able to speak after regaining
consciousness.
D) He regained movement in a few muscles in his chest. correct
answers D
The supportive tissue of the nervous system
is
A)(are)
nerve
fiber
B)
myelin
C) glial
cells
D) nerve processes correct
answers C
The division of the nervous system that connects body parts with the
central nervous
system is
the
A) autonomic nervous
system
B) peripheral nervous
system
C) somatic
system
D) special sense system correct
answers B
The nervous system function that makes conscious decisions
possible
A) sensory is the
function
B) integrative
function
C) motor
D) none of the above correct
function
answers B
All neurons have a special area where a nerve impulse begins
called
A) the
soma
B)
ganglia
C) trigger
D)
zoneaxon correct
answers C
All of the following are structural classifications of
neurons
A) except
interneurons
B) unipolar
neurons
C) multipolar
neurons
D) bipolar neurons correct
answers A
Movement of sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane is
dependent on
A) the concentration gradient of the
electrolyte
, B) changes in electrical
charge
C)
both
D) neither correct
answers C
Which of these characteristics is true regarding the strength of an
action potential?
A) all-or-none
followed
B) dependent upon the intensity of the
stimulus
C) increased as the intensity of the stimulus
increases
D) dependent on the type and amount of neurotransmitter involved correct
answers A
Transmission of impulses across a synapse is made
possible by
A) facilitated
transport
B) saltatory
conduction
C)
neurotransmitters
D) an ATP dependent pump correct
answers C
Which of the following neurotransmitters is usually
excitatory?
A)
dopamine
B)
GABA
C)
Glycine
D) acetylcholine correct
answers D
When impulses from various sources have an additive effect on a neuron in
the process
is
called
A)
facilitation
B)
divergence
C)
convergence
D) autonomic switching correct
answers C
The function of withdrawal
reflexes
A) maintain
is to
posture
B) limit potential
damage
C)
both
D) neither correct
answers B
The organs of the Central Nervous System
are
A) brain
the and cranial
nerves
B) brain and
meninges
C) brain and spinal
nerves
D) brain and spinal cord correct
answers D
The outer membrane covering the brain is composed of fibrous connective
tissues
is calledand
the
A) dura
mater
B) arachnoid
mater
C) pia
mater
, D) periosteum correct
answers A
Cerebrospinal fluid is mainly found
between the mater and the dura
A) arachnoid
mater
B) dura mater and the bones of the
skull
C) pia mater and arachnoid
mater
D) the vertebrae and the meninges correct
answers C
The spinal cord in the adult,
ends
A) at the
sacrum
B) between the thoracic vertebrae 11
andbetween
C) 12 lumbar vertebrae 1
and
D) at2lumbar vertebra 5 correct
answers C
The nerve fibers of both ascending and descending tracts
contain
A)
axons
B)
dendrites
C) both axons and
dendrites
D) cell bodies of neurons correct
answers A
The hemispheres of the cerebrum are connected by fibers
called the
A) corpus
callosum
B) falx
cerebri
C) tissue of
Rolando
D) tentorium correct
answers A
The three main portions of the
brain
A) theare
cerebrum, diencephalons and
pons
B) cerebrum, brain stem, and
diencephalon
C) cerebellum, brain stem and
D) cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem correct
diencephalon
answers D
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced
by
A) the
fourth
ventricle
B) cerebral
aqueduct
C) pia
mater
D) choroid plexuses correct
answers D
The diencephalon contains all of the following
structures
A) except
pons
B)
thalamus
C) optic
chiasma
D) pineal gland correct
answers A
The part of the brain stem through which all spinal cord fibers must
pass
A) is the
hindbrain
