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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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____ division carries efferent signals to the smooth muscle in the large intestine.

A

Visceral motor

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2
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  1. The _____ division tends to prepare the body for a flight or flight.
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a. Sympathetic

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3
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  1. The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except:
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a. Skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis

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4
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  1. Parasympathetic nerve fibers (positivily) stimulate which situations?
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a. All of the above (sleep, digestion, urination, crying (tearing)

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5
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  1. Which of the following fractures would be the least likely to cause a spinal cord injury?
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a. A fracture of vertebra L4

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6
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  1. Cerebrospinal fluid fills in the space between
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a. Arachnoid matter and pia matter

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7
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  1. From superficial to deep, the meninges occur in this order
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a. Dura matter, arachnoid, pia matter

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8
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  1. Gray matter contains
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a. Neuron cell bodies

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9
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  1. ____carry motor commands from the brain along the spinal cord.
A

a. Descending tracts

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10
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  1. A patient is experiencing a high fever, stiff neck, drowsiness, and intense headaches. A spinal tap showed bacteria and white blood cells in the CSF. This individual most likely has
A

a. meningitis

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11
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  1. Some _____ neurons are specialized to detect stimuli, whereas ____ neurons send signals to the effectors of the nervous system.
A

a. Afferent, efferent

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12
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  1. Nerve fibers refers to
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a. An axon

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  1. ___are the primary site for receiving signals from other neurons.
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a. dendrites

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14
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  1. ____ form myelin in the spinal cord.
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a. oligodendrocytes

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15
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  1. Most of the myelin sheath is composed of
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a. lipids

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16
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  1. The foremen magnum would be found in the ____ bone.
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a. occipital

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17
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  1. The ____ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the ______.
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a. Sella turcica; spenoid bone

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18
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  1. The temporal bone is bordered anteriorly by the sphenoid, posteriorly by the occipital, and superiorly by the ____.
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a. parietal

19
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  1. Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called
A

a. sutures

20
Q
  1. Sinuses are not found in the
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a. Temporal bone

21
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  1. ______is not found in the temporal bone.
A

a. The sella turcica

22
Q
  1. ______are not facial bones.
A

a. parietal

23
Q
  1. The coronoid process is the point of insertion of the _____ muscle.
A

a. Lateral pterygoid

24
Q
  1. The biggest culprit in temperomandibular joint dysfunction is the ____ muscle.
A

a. Lateral pterygoid

25
Q
  1. Which is the origin of the SCM?
A

a. Top of the manubrium, medial one-third of the clavical

26
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  1. Define muscle “origin.”
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a. Bony attachment to stationary end of muscle.

27
Q
  1. Which action does the trapezius NOT do?
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a. Scapular retraction

28
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  1. Facial muscles are innervated by what nerve?
A

a. facial

29
Q
  1. The vertebra prominens is another name for the ____ vertebra.
A

a. Seventh cervical

30
Q
  1. The backbone enclose the:
A

a. Spinal cord

31
Q
  1. The following are characteristics of the atlas except:
A

a. Has a large vertebral body

32
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  1. Vertebrae are divided into five groups, usually _____ cervical, ____ thoracic, _____ lumbar, _____sacral, and ____coccygeal.
A

a. 7, 12, 5, 5, 4

33
Q
  1. The most common deformity of the spine is an abnormal lateral curvature called.
A

a. scoliosis

34
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  1. ____does not belong to a representative vertebra.
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a. The vertebral head

35
Q

The axis is the only vertebra with a:

A

a. dens (odontoid process)

36
Q
  1. These are all functions found in a typical thoracic vertebra except:
A

a. It has a pair of transverse foramina

37
Q
  1. The manubrium belongs to
A

a. The sternum

38
Q
  1. The ____ can be easily palpated between the clavicals.
A

a. Suprasternal notch

39
Q
  1. The spinous process has a bifid tip in most ____ vertebrae.
A

a. Cervical

40
Q
  1. Costal cartilages connect:
A

a. Ribs with the sternum

41
Q
  1. The dens of the atlantoaxial joint is stabilized by the _____ ligament.
A

a. transverse

42
Q
  1. The erector spinae muscle runs from the sacrum to the
A

a. occiput

43
Q
  1. The frontal sinusitis that so many people suffer from usually involve the largest _____ sinus.
A

a. maxillary

44
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  1. The brachial plexus supplies nerves to the
A

a. Upper extremities

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