Kinesiology: Nerves

Question 1

The brain and spinal cord comprise which nervous system?

Autonomic
Central
Peripheral
Sympathetic

Answer 1

Central

Question 2

The parasympathetic and sympathetic are part of what nervous system?

Spinal
Somatic
Central
Autonomic

Answer 2

Autonomic

Question 3

“Rest and digest” is another term for what nervous system?

Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
Somatic
Autonomic

Answer 3

Parasympathetic

Question 4

“Fight or flight” is another term for what branch of the nervous system?

Somatic
Central
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic

Answer 4

Sympathetic

Question 5

Sensory impulses to your brain are transmitted by what type of neuron?

Efferent
Interneuron
Dendrite
Afferent

Answer 5

Afferent

Question 6

Most axons are coated with rolls of…

Myelin
Sensors
Dendrites
Receptors

Answer 6

Myelin

Question 7

Motor impulses sent from your brain to your muscles are transmitted by what type of neuron?

Efferent
Interneuron
Sensory
Afferent

Answer 7

Efferent

Question 8

Endoneurium connective tissue wraps around each…

Synapse
Axon
Fascile
Nerve

Answer 8

Axon

Question 9

The junction between a neuron and a gland is known as a…

Dendrite
Cleft
Synapse
Axon

Answer 9

Synapse

Question 10

Bundles of axons are wrapped in…

Perineurium
Endoneurium
Interneurium
Epineurium

Answer 10

Perineurium

Question 11

What is the total number spinal nerve pairs?

27
12
31
24

Answer 11

31

Question 12

The nervous system’s ability to feel your body’s position in space is known as…

Exteroception
Mechanoreceptors
Proprioception
Sensioreception

Answer 12

Proprioception

Question 13

What reflex is occurring when you instantly remove your hand from a prickly bush?

Crossed extensor
Righting
Tendon
Flexor Withdrawal

Answer 13

Flexor Withdrawal

Question 14

The state of a client’s muscle contraction while lying on a massage table is known as…

Resting tone
Hypotonia
Inhibited
Excessive tone

Answer 14

Resting Tone

Question 15

The “contract-relax-antagonist-contract” is a combination of what two methods in the following order?”

-Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique, then strain-counterstrain
-Post-isometric relaxation, then reciprocal inhibition
-Flexor withdrawal reflex, then crossed extensor reflex
-Reciprocal inhibition, then post isometric relaxation

Answer 15

Post-Isometric relaxation, then reciprocal inhibition

Question 16

Muscle Spindle Cells

Answer 16

Primary role will not be to generate force, but to gauge the stretch of a muscle and its rate of change in length

Question 17

Reflex Arc

Answer 17

Pathway followed by nerve impulses that produce the reflex

Question 18

Stretch Reflex

Answer 18

Causes contraction of muscle fibers in response to the lengthening of that same muscle

Question 19

Pacinian Corpuscles

Answer 19

Monitors fast changes in pressure around a joint

Question 20

Ruffini’s end organs

Answer 20

Detects slow changes in a joint’s position

Question 21

Reciprocal Inhibition

Answer 21

describes the neurological reflex whereby one muscle relaxes when its opposing muscle contracts

Question 22

Muscle tone

Answer 22

Small quantity of passive tension found in a belly generated by weak, involuntary contractions

Question 23

Flexor withdrawal reflex

Answer 23

A spinal reflex intended to protect the body from damaging stimuli

Question 24

Crosses extensor reflex

Answer 24

the reflex message is sent to the opposite side of the body