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Ch. 13 PNS Flashcards

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The conversion of the energy of a stimulus into a graded potential is called ?

A

Transduction

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What cranial nerve innervates most of the visceral organs?

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Vagus (X)

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What cranial nerve only carries motor information?

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Abducens (VI)

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The Phrenic nerve is a branch from the ____ plexus.

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Cervical

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The large onion shaped receptors found deep in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue that respond too deep pressure are ?

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Lamellar corpuscles

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Proprioceptors include all of the following except ?

A) Muscle spindles
B) Tendon organs
C) Epithelial tactile complexes
D) Joint kinesthetic receptors

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Epithelial tactile complexes

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The aspect of sensory perception by which the cerebral cortex indentifies the site and pattern of stimulation is called ?

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Spatial discrimination

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Dorsal root ganglia contain ____ ____of sensory neurons.

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Cell bodies

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What is a pain, itch, and temperature receptor?

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Free nerve ending

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What receptor discriminates touch in hairless skin?

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Tactile corpuscle

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What contains receptor endings wrapped around thick collagen bundles?

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Tendon organ

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What receptor is a rapidly adapting deep pressure receptor?

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Lamellar corpuscle

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What cranial nerve causes pupillary constriction?

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Oculomotor (III)

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What cranial nerve is the major sensory nerve of the face?

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Trigeminal (V)

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What cranial nerve serves the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles?

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Accessory (XI)

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Which cranial nerves are purely sensory?

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Olfactory (I) and Optic (II)

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17
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What cranial nerve serves the tongue muscles?

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Hypoglossal (XII)

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What cranial nerve allows you to chew your food?

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Trigeminal (V)

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What cranial nerve is impaired in Bell’s Palsy?

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Facial (VII)

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What cranial nerve helps regulate heart activity?

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Vagus (X)

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What cranial nerve helps you hear and maintain your balance?

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Vestibulocochlear (VIII)

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Which cranial nerves contain parasympathetic motor fibers?

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Oculomotor (III), Facial (VII), Glossopharyngeal (IX), and Vagus (X)

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What nerve innervates the diaphragm?

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Phrenic nerve of the cervical plexus

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What nerve innervates the posterior muscles of the leg?

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Tibial nerve of the sacral plexus

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What nerve innervates the anterior thigh muscles?
Femoral nerve of the lumbar plexus
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What nerve innervates the medial thigh muscles?
Obturator nerve of the lumbar plexus
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What nerve innervates the anterior muscles that flex the forearm?
Musculocutaneous nerve of the brachial plexus
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Which nerves innervates the muscles that flex the hand and digits?
Median and Ulnar nerves of the brachial plexus
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What nerve innervates the muscles that extend the hand and digits?
Radial nerve of the brachial plexus
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What nerve innervates the skin and extensor muscles of the posterior arm?
Radial nerve of the brachial plexus
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What nerve innervates the fibularis, tibialis anterior, and toe extensors?
Common fiblar nerve of the sacral plexus
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Which nerves innervate the elbow joint?
Median, Musculocutaneous, Radial, and Ulnar nerves
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The connective tissue sheath that surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibers is the ?
Perineurium
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A ____ reflex causes reciprocal activation of the antagonist muscle.
Tendon
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____ reflexes involve a reflex initiated on and affecting the same side.
Ipsilateral
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____ reflexes involve a reflex that is initiated on one side of the body and affects the other side.
Contralateral
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_____ reflexes consist of an ipsilateral withdrawal reflex and a contralateral extensor reflex that usually aids in maintaining balance.
Crossed-extensor
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A reflex that causes muscle relaxation and lengthening in response to muscle contraction is called a ____.
Golgi tendon reflex
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Irritation of a major nerve of the ____ plexus may cause hiccups.
Cevical plexus
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The "knee jerk" reflex is an example of a ____ reflex.
Stretch
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Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve?
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
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A drooping eyelid and dilated pupil would most likely indicate a problem with the ____ nerve.
Oculomotor (III)
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Ruffini's end organ is an example of a ____ in the skin.
Mechanoreceptor
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Which connective tissue layer directly surrounds individual axons in a nerve?
Endoneurium
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Nerves that carry impulses toward the CNS only are ______ nerves.
Afferent
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Ganglia associated with ? fibers contain cell bodies of sensory neurons.
Afferent
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Ganglia associated with ? fibers mostly contain cell bodies of autonomic motor neurons.
Efferent
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Damage to which plexus would result in loss of respiratory function?
Cervical
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The Rami Communicantes contain ? nerve fibers.
Autonomic (Visceral)
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What role does an interneuron play during the knee-jerk reflex?
Afferent fibers from the stretched extensor muscle synapse to inhibit antagonistic muscles
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What reflex is most associated with painful stimuli?
The Flexor, or Withdrawal, reflex causes automatic movement away from a painful stimulus
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Neuron type found in the ventral horn.
Efferent
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Neuron type found in the dorsal root ganglion.
Afferent
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Fiber type found in the ventral root.
Efferent
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Fiber type found in the dorsal root.
Afferent
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Damage to this fiber type would lead to a loss of sensory function.
Afferent
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Damage to this fiber type results in a loss of motor function.
Efferent
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What cranial nerve is involved in shrugging the shoulders?
Accessory (XI)
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What cranial nerve is involved in smelling a flower?
Olfactory (I)
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What cranial nerve raises the eyelids and focuses the lens of the eye?
Oculomotor (III)
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What cranial nerve slows the heart and increases motility of the digestive tract?
Vagus (X)
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What cranial nerve is involved in smiling?
Facial (VII)
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What cranial nerve is involved in chewing gum?
Trigeminal (V)
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What cranial nerve is involved in listening to music and seasickness?
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
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What cranial nerve is involved in tasting well-seasoned food?
Facial (VII)
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What cranial nerve is involved in feeling a toothache?
Trigeminal (V)
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What cranial nerve is involved in reading?
Optic (II)

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