Gross Anatomy

Question 1

The major arterial blood supply to the spinal cord is via what?

Answer 1

Anterior spinal artery

Question 2

Which of the following joints is located distally to the knee joint?:
- Ankle joint
- Elbow joint
- Hip joint
- Intervertebral joint
- Shoulder joint

Answer 2

Ankle joint

Question 3

Which type of matter are axons located within?

Answer 3

White matter

Question 4

Which of the following is a function of the parietal lobe?
- General sensation
- Hearing
- Memory formation
- Vision
- Voluntary motor signals

Answer 4

General sensation

Question 5

Thw lateral ventricles are located deep within which part of the brain?

Answer 5

Cerebrum

Question 6

The majority of cranial nerves emerge from where?

Answer 6

Brainstem

Question 7

What is the name of cranial nerve VII?

Answer 7

Facial

Question 8

What type of neruons does the optic nerve contain?

Answer 8

Sensory

Question 9

What nerve supplies parasympathetic innervation for muscles responsible for constriction and dilation of the pupil of the eye?

Answer 9

Occulomotor nerve CNIII

Question 10

What cranial nerve provides general sensation to the skin of the face?

Answer 10

CNV Trigeminal

Question 11

What is the term used to describe a collection of cell bodies located in the PNS?

Answer 11

Ganglion

Question 12

What is the effect of cholinergic drugs on the PNS?

Answer 12

Stimulation of the PNS

Question 13

The terminal end of the spinal cord is called by the name:

Answer 13

Cornus medullaris

Question 14

The roots of spinal nerves that innervate the muscles and soft tissues of the upper limbs emanate from the _____ aspect of the spinal cord?

Answer 14

Cervical enlargement of the spinal cord

Question 15

In a spinal tap technique (lumbar puncture), what vertebral level is safe for the placement of the needles?

Answer 15

L3-L4

because the spinal cord typically ends at the L1-L2 level in adults (and slightly lower in infants, around L2-L3). Below this level, the dural sac contains only the cauda equina, a collection of nerve roots, which are less likely to be injured during the procedure.

Question 16

Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that affect cell bodies of neurones located in the _______ of the spinal cord

Answer 16

Grey matter in the anterior horn

Question 17

The reason why a spinal nerve is called a mixed nerve is because:

Answer 17

It comprises of a posterior ‘sensory’ root and anterior ‘motor’ root

Question 18

Spinal cord

Name the structure

Answer 18

Dorsal (posterior) horn

Question 19

Spinal cord

Name:

Answer 19

Ventral (Anterior) median fissure

Question 20

Spinal cord

Answer 20

Motor tracts

Question 21

Spinal cord

Answer 21

Lateral horn

Question 22

Answer 22

Ventral funiculus

Question 23

Answer 23

Dorsal funiculus

Question 24

Answer 24

Ventral (anterior) horn

Question 25

Answer 25

Dorsal root ganglion

Question 26

Answer 26

Dorsal (posterior) median sulcus

Question 27

Answer 27

Lateral funiculus

Question 28

Answer 28

Sensory tracts