Exam 2 Flashcards
1
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____ division carries efferent signals to the smooth muscle in the large intestine.
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Visceral motor
2
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- The _____ division tends to prepare the body for a flight or flight.
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a. Sympathetic
3
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- The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following except:
A
a. Skeletal muscle in the rectus abdominis
4
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- Parasympathetic nerve fibers (positivily) stimulate which situations?
A
a. All of the above (sleep, digestion, urination, crying (tearing)
5
Q
- 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
6
Q
- Cerebrospinal fluid fills in the space between
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a. Arachnoid matter and pia matter
7
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- From superficial to deep, the meninges occur in this order
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a. Dura matter, arachnoid, pia matter
8
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- Gray matter contains
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a. Neuron cell bodies
9
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- ____carry motor commands from the brain along the spinal cord.
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a. Descending tracts
10
Q
- 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
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a. meningitis
11
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- Some _____ neurons are specialized to detect stimuli, whereas ____ neurons send signals to the effectors of the nervous system.
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a. Afferent, efferent
12
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- Nerve fibers refers to
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a. An axon
13
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- ___are the primary site for receiving signals from other neurons.
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a. dendrites
14
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- ____ form myelin in the spinal cord.
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a. oligodendrocytes
15
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- Most of the myelin sheath is composed of
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a. lipids
16
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- The foremen magnum would be found in the ____ bone.
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a. occipital
17
Q
- The ____ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the ______.
A
a. Sella turcica; spenoid bone
18
Q
- 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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- Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called
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a. sutures
20
Q
- Sinuses are not found in the
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a. Temporal bone
21
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- ______is not found in the temporal bone.
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a. The sella turcica
22
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- ______are not facial bones.
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a. parietal
23
Q
- The coronoid process is the point of insertion of the _____ muscle.
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a. Lateral pterygoid
24
Q
- The biggest culprit in temperomandibular joint dysfunction is the ____ muscle.
A
a. Lateral pterygoid
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26. Which is the origin of the SCM?
a. Top of the manubrium, medial one-third of the clavical
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27. Define muscle “origin.”
a. Bony attachment to stationary end of muscle.
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28. Which action does the trapezius NOT do?
a. Scapular retraction
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29. Facial muscles are innervated by what nerve?
a. facial
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30. The vertebra prominens is another name for the ____ vertebra.
a. Seventh cervical
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31. The backbone enclose the:
a. Spinal cord
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32. The following are characteristics of the atlas except:
a. Has a large vertebral body
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33. Vertebrae are divided into five groups, usually _____ cervical, ____ thoracic, _____ lumbar, _____sacral, and ____coccygeal.
a. 7, 12, 5, 5, 4
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34. The most common deformity of the spine is an abnormal lateral curvature called.
a. scoliosis
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35. ____does not belong to a representative vertebra.
a. The vertebral head
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The axis is the only vertebra with a:
a. dens (odontoid process)
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37. These are all functions found in a typical thoracic vertebra except:
a. It has a pair of transverse foramina
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38. The manubrium belongs to
a. The sternum
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39. The ____ can be easily palpated between the clavicals.
a. Suprasternal notch
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40. The spinous process has a bifid tip in most ____ vertebrae.
a. Cervical
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41. Costal cartilages connect:
a. Ribs with the sternum
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42. The dens of the atlantoaxial joint is stabilized by the _____ ligament.
a. transverse
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43. The erector spinae muscle runs from the sacrum to the
a. occiput
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44. The frontal sinusitis that so many people suffer from usually involve the largest _____ sinus.
a. maxillary
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45. The brachial plexus supplies nerves to the
a. Upper extremities
