Final Exam Samples

Question 1

Compared to Unmyelinated axons, myelinated axons do what?

Answer 1

Conduct Impulses Faster

Question 2

Which nerve passes posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus?

Answer 2

Ulner n.

Question 3

What is the “blind spot” of the eye?

Answer 3

The starting point of the optic nerve

Question 4

Which nerve runs with the hypoglossal nerve?

Answer 4

Geniohyoid

Question 5

All of the following are mechanoreceptors EXCEPT?

• Follicular Receptor
• Thermo Receptor
• Pacinian’s Corpuscle
• Meissner’s Corpuscle

Answer 5

Thermo Receptor

Question 6

What is the fluid in the scala tympani?

Answer 6

Perilymph

Question 7

What are the structures coming directly out from the spinal cord?

Answer 7

Rootlets

Question 8

Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from receptors to the central nervous system are?

Answer 8

Sensory

Question 9

What dermatome is at the Umbilicus?

Answer 9

T10

Question 10

The end of the paravertebral ganglion is the____

Answer 10

Ganglion Impar

Question 11

Which fiber type responds to stretch (as in the knee tap reflex)?

Answer 11

Alpha

Question 12

The elongated nerve roots from L2-S2 are called?

Answer 12

Cauda Equina