Chapter 14 And 16 Practice Quiz

Question 1

Answer 1

Dorsal root ganglion

Question 2

Answer 2

Spinal nerve

Question 3

Each of these sensory receptors is accurately matched with its function except

Answer 3

Thermoreceptors - detect change in pressure

Question 4

Which statement is false about reflex

Answer 4

Reflex is a voluntary rapid response to the stimulus

Question 5

_____________ are found within the dorsal root ganglion.

Answer 5

Cell bodies of sensory neurons

Question 6

In the spinal cord, gray matter is organized into

Answer 6

dorsal and ventral horns

Question 7

There are ___________ pairs of cervical spinal nerves and ___________ pairs of thoracic spinal nerves

Answer 7

8 and 12

Question 8

Which type of receptor detects volumes of digestive materials in the colon

Answer 8

Baroreceptors

Question 9

There are __________ major plexuses of the spinal nerves.

Answer 9

4

Question 10

Cutting all the right ventral roots in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord would cause a decrease in the ability to:

Answer 10

Move the right arm

Question 11

The epidural space is found between the dura mater and the __________.

Answer 11

Vertebra

Question 12

Which of the following correctly defines referred pain?

Answer 12

pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source.

Question 13

Answer 13

Interneuron

Question 14

When someone touches a hot stove, the rapid, automatic, preprogrammed response that preserves homeostasis is provided by the

Answer 14

spinal reflex

Question 15

The center of somatic motor control that plans and initiates voluntary motor activity is the

Answer 15

Cerebral cortex

Question 16

Answer 16

Ventral root

Question 17

Which of the following is a function of the spinal cord?

Answer 17

Transmit sensory information to the cerebral cortex

Transmit motor commands from the cerebral cortex

Serve as an integratio

Question 18

Answer 18

Effector

Question 19

Which of the following statements is false?

Answer 19

The spinal cord itself extends the length of the entire vertebral column.

Question 20

Ascending and descending tracts of the spinal cord occur in the

Answer 20

columns

Question 21

Which of the following statements about the spinal cord is NOT correct

Answer 21

It extends to the level of lumbar vertebra three in an adult.

Question 22

dermatomes

Answer 22

are clinically important because they indicate which spinal nerve may have suffered damage or infection.

are regions of skin supplied by specific spinal nerves.
are areas of skin that may have a loss of sensation if the spinal nerves supplying