Spinal Cord Quiz

Question 1

Cervical Nerves

Answer 1

C1-C8

Question 2

Thoracic Nerves

Answer 2

T1-T12

Question 3

Lumbar Nerves

Answer 3

L1-L5

Question 4

Sacral Nerves

Answer 4

S1-S5

Question 5

Coccygeal Nerve

Answer 5

C0

Question 6

Named for inferior vertebra

Answer 6

C1

Question 7

Named for superior vertebra

Answer 7

All other nerves

Question 8

Grey Matter

Answer 8

Cell Bodies

Question 9

White Matter

Answer 9

Myelinated Axons

Question 10

Dorsal (Posterior) Horns

Answer 10

Connect

Question 11

Lateral Horns

Answer 11

Increased Grey Matter

Question 12

Ventral (Anterior) Horns

Answer 12

Not connected

Question 13

Conus Medullaris

Answer 13

Thin, conical spinal cord below lumbar enlargement

Question 14

Filum Terminale

Answer 14

Thin thread of fibrous tissue, attaches to coccygeal ligament

Question 15

Cauda Equina

Answer 15

Nerve roots extending below conus medullaris

Question 16

Cervical Enlargement

Answer 16

Nerves of shoulder and upper limbs

Question 17

Lumbar Enlargement

Answer 17

Nerves of pelvis

Question 18

Enlargements of the Spinal Cord

Answer 18

Amount of grey matter, involvement with sensory and motor nerves of limbs

Question 19

CN I

Answer 19

Olfactory - Sensory

Question 20

CN II

Answer 20

Optic Nerve - Sensory

Question 21

CN III

Answer 21

Oculomotor - Motor

Question 22

CN IV

Answer 22

Trochlear - Motor

Question 23

CN V

Answer 23

Trigeminal - Both

Question 24

CN VI

Answer 24

Abducens - Motor

Question 25

CN VII

Answer 25

Facial - Both

Question 26

CN VIII

Answer 26

Vestibulocochlear - Sensory

Question 27

CN IX

Answer 27

Glossopharyngeal - Both

Question 28

CN X

Answer 28

Vagus - Both

Question 29

CN XI

Answer 29

Accessory - Both

Question 30

CN XII

Answer 30

Hypoglossal - Both

Question 31

Efferent

Answer 31

Comand - Out

Question 32

Afferent

Answer 32

Information - In

Question 33

Medulla Oblongata

Answer 33

Brain to spinal cord communication, autonomic reflexes, visceral functions, relay stations

Question 34

Pons

Answer 34

Links cerebellum with mesencephalon, diencephalon, cerebrum, and spinal cord, autonomic nuclei, CN V, VI, VII, VIII

Question 35

Diencephalon

Answer 35

Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Epithalamus

Question 36

Mesencephalon

Answer 36

Midbrain - sight, reflexes, consciousness

Question 37

Metencephalon

Answer 37

Hindbrain - pons, cerebellum

Question 38

Brain Stem

Answer 38

Mesencephalon, Pons, Medulla Oblongata

Question 39

Midbrain Bumps

Answer 39

Corpora Quadrigemina

Question 40

Superior Colliculi

Answer 40

Visual Reflexes

Question 41

Inferior Colliculi

Answer 41

Auditory Reflexes

Question 42

Reticular Formation

Answer 42

Consciousness/Alertness

Question 43

Tatum (Mesencephalon)

Answer 43

Two pairs of sensory nuclei, superior/inferior colliculus

Question 44

Tegmentum (Mesencephalon)

Answer 44

Red nucleus (red vessels), substantia nigra (pigmented gray matter, dopamine)

Question 45

Cerebral Peduncles (Mesencephalon)

Answer 45

Nerve fiber bundles on ventrolateral surfaces, descending fibers to cerebellum, motor common fibers