Answer Options:
A. posterior femoral cutaneous and tibial
B. common fibular and tibial
Answer Options:
A. posterior femoral cutaneous and tibial
B. common fibular and tibial
Answer: B. common fibular and tibial
Section 2
Question: Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are _______.
Answer Options:
efferent nerves
motor nerves
mixed nerves
afferent nerves
Answer: afferent nerves
Question: Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains, whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is the correct simple spinal reflex arc?
Answer Options:
a) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, effector
b) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
c) effector, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, receptor
d) effector, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, receptor
Answer: b) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
Question: Parasympathetic functions include ______.
Answer Options:
A stimulation of heart rate and force of contraction
Mobilizing storage energy reserves
Lens accommodation for close vision
Allowing the body to cope with an external threat
Answer: Lens accommodation for close vision
Question: The term central nervous system refers to the _______.
Answer Options:
a) spinal cord and spinal nerves
b) peripheral and spinal nerves
c) brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
d) brain and spinal cord
Answer: d) brain and spinal cord
Question: Neurons in the CNS are organized into functional groups.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which is the correct order of events from stimulus to response?
Answer Options:
a) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
b) Stimulus, Receptor, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Afferent Pathway, Effector, Response
c) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
d) Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Receptor, Response
Answer: c) Stimulus, Receptor, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Efferent Pathway, Effector, Response
Question: Raynaud’s disease _______.
Answer Options:
is significantly life-threatening
is induced by heat stress
Answer: is not significantly life-threatening
Question: Which body cavity encloses the brain?
Answer Options:
a) Cranial
b) Abdominal
c) Pericardial
d) Pleural
Answer: a) Cranial
Question: A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a _______.
Answer Options:
a) furrow
b) fissure
c) sulcus
d) gyrus
Answer: c) sulcus
Question: The obturator nerve branches from the sacral plexus.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Neurons in the CNS are organized into functional groups.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are ________.
Answer Options:
A. efferent nerves
B. motor nerves
C. mixed nerves
D. afferent nerves
Answer Options:
A. efferent nerves
B. motor nerves
C. mixed nerves
D. afferent nerves
Answer: D. afferent nerves
Question: A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a _______.
Answer Options:
a) furrow
b) fissure
c) sulcus
d) gyrus
Answer: c) sulcus
Question: Which of the following is not a function of astrocytes?
Answer Options:
anchor neurons to blood vessels
provide the defense for the CNS
support and brace neurons
control the chemical environment around neurons
guide the migration of young neurons, synapse formation, and helping to determine capillary permeability
Answer: provide the defense for the CNS
Question: The blood vessels of the skin are one of the few areas of the body where the vessels are innervated by both the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called a(n) _______.
Answer Options:
a) Schwann cell
b) axon
c) dendrite
d) neurilemma
Answer: b) axon
Question: Regeneration within the CNS ________.
Answer Options:
A. is promoted by growth inhibitors and glial scars
B. typically allows axonal sprouting of 20 mm
C. is more successful than with the PNS
D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Answer Options:
A. is promoted by growth inhibitors and glial scars
B. typically allows axonal sprouting of 20 mm
C. is more successful than with the PNS
D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Answer: D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Question: Which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation?
Answer Options:
salivation
increased peristalsis of the digestive viscera
dilation of the pupils
elimination of urine
Answer: dilation of the pupils
Question: Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are _______.
Answer Options:
a) afferent nerves
b) motor nerves
c) efferent nerves
d) mixed nerves
Answer: a) afferent nerves
Question: Regeneration within the CNS ________.
Answer Options:
A. is promoted by growth inhibitors and glial scars
B. typically shows axonal sprouting of 20 mm
C. is more successful than with the PNS
D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Answer Options:
A. is promoted by growth inhibitors and glial scars
B. typically shows axonal sprouting of 20 mm
C. is more successful than with the PNS
D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes
Answer: D. is prevented due to growth-inhibiting proteins of oligodendrocytes