Chapter 12/13 Flashcards
loss of taste is ____ nerve damage
glossopharyngeal nerve
inability to speak is ____ nerve damage
vagus nerve
vision is ____ nerve damage
optic nerve fuzzy
loss of feeling in the forehead is ____ nerve damage
trigeminal nerve
limited ability to turn the neck is ____ nerve damage
accessory nerve
the brain and spinal cord
CNS
The largest and most advanced portion of the brain; divided into two hemispheres.
Cerebrum
the two divisions of the cerebrum
Cerebral Hemisphere
The crevice that runs along the length of the brain and divides the cerebral hemispheres.
Longitudinal fissure
The portion of the brain that controls skeletal muscle movement.
Cerebellum
Lower portion of the brain composed of the pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata.
brain stem
The portion of the central nervous system that passes through the vertebral column.
spinal cord
Long, striated muscle that is attached to the bone.
skeletal muscle
The ability of an organism to maintain relatively stable internal conditions while external conditions change.
homeostasis
A small region of the brain stem.
midbrain
The parts of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord; composed of nerves and ganglia.
PNS
A system that rapidly communicates information throughout the body; composed of the brain, the spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
Nervous system
Median nerve
Select one:
a. provides motor innervation to the biceps brachii
b. innervates two forearm muscles plus most of the intrinsic hand muscles
c. innervates all but one of the flexor muscles of the forearm and most of the hand muscles near the thumb
d. innervates the deltoid and teres minor muscles
e. innervates the triceps brachii
c. innervates all but one of the flexor muscles of the forearm and most of the hand muscles near the thumb
If a person fell down the steps and then developed pain down his anterior thigh into the knee, which of the following spinal nerves was probably damaged?
Select one:
a. obturator
b. femoral
c. tibial
d. common fibular (peroneal)
e. pudendal
b. femoral
The branch of a spinal nerve that innervates deep muscles on the dorsal thorax is the
Select one:
a. ramus communicans.
b. lateral ramus.
c. dorsal ramus.
d. ventral ramus.
e. medial ramus.
c. dorsal ramus.
A
cervical enlargement
D
Cauda equina
E
filium terminale
C
conus medullar is
B
Spinal nerves
A
dorsal root
B
dorsal root ganglion
C
spinal nerve
D
ventral root
E
central canal
A reflex that helps prevent falls
Select one:
a. stretch reflex
b. golgi tendon reflex
c. withdrawal reflex
d. crossed extensor reflex
e. reciprocal innervation
d. crossed extensor reflex
Gamma motor neurons
Select one:
a. are located in tendons.
b. transmit action potentials to skeletal muscle.
c. regulate the sensitivity of the muscle spindle.
d. enable the brain to perceive that a muscle has been stretched.
e. innervate the whole muscle.
c. regulate the sensitivity of the muscle spindle.
The spinal cord ends at the
Select one:
a. sacrum.
b. coccyx.
c. 5th lumbar vertebrae.
d. 2nd lumbar vertebrae.
d. 2nd lumbar vertebrae.
Match the disorder with its description.
Sciatica
Select one:
a. pain radiating down the back of the thigh and leg
b. stiffness in the neck and headache
c. inflammation of a nerve
d. pain along a nerve tract
e. loss of sensation
a. pain radiating down the back of the thigh and leg
Neuritis
Select one:
a. pain radiating down the back of the thigh and leg
b. stiffness in the neck and headache
c. inflammation of a nerve
d. pain along a nerve tract
e. loss of sensation
c. inflammation of a nerve
A patient with a traumatic head injury may exhibit vomiting as a result of irritation of nuclei in the
Select one:
a. pons.
b. cerebellum.
c. medulla oblongata.
d. corpora quadrigemina.
e. midbrain.
c. medulla oblongata.
The Roman numerals assigned to each cranial nerve reflect
Select one:
a. the order of their discovery.
b. the sequence from anterior to posterior in which they emerge from the brain.
c. their importance, with highest numbers being the most important.
d. the complexity of each nerve, with complex nerves having higher numbers.
e. the sequence from posterior to anterior in which they emerge from the brain.
b. the sequence from anterior to posterior in which they emerge from the brain.
Tracts of white matter that connect the right and left hemispheres are composed of
Select one:
a. decussation fibers.
b. association fibers.
c. commissural fibers.
d. projection fibers.
e. pyramidal fibers.
c. commissural fibers.
Which of the following would help to determine if the oculomotor nerve was damaged?
Select one:
a. have the patient distinguish between green and red colors
b. determine if the patient can see anything
c. have the patient look superiorly and inferiorly
d. have the patient cry
e. determine if the patient still has night vision
c. have the patient look superiorly and inferiorly