FINAL June 2013

Question 1

Compared to unmyelinated axons, myelinated axons:

Answer 1

Conduct impulses faster

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Ulnar

Question 3

Which 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?

A. follicular receptor
B. thermoreceptor
C. Pacinian corpuscle
D. Meissner’s corpuscle

Answer 5

Thermoreceptor

Question 6

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

Answer 11

Alpha

Question 12

The elongate nerve roots from L2-S2 are called?

Answer 12

cauda equina

Question 13

What cranial nerve derives presynaptic parasympathetic fibres in abdominal viscera?

Answer 13

vagus

Question 14

Which muscle is innervated by 2 branches of ansa cervicalis?

Answer 14

Omohyoid

Question 15

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the?

Answer 15

Carotid Gland

Question 16

Loss of cutaneous sensation and paralysis of muscle on the medial plantar side of the foot indicates damage of which nerve?

Answer 16

Tibial

Question 17

The sympathetic division of the ANS is also referred to as?

Answer 17

Thoracolumbar division

Question 18

The greater occipital nerve is derived from the?

Answer 18

Dorsal rams of C2

Question 19

Which nerve pierces the anterior surface of the psoas major, runs inferiorly, and innervates the genitalia and femoral triangle?

Answer 19

Genitofemoral

Question 20

The tympanic nerve is a branch from which cranial nerve?

Answer 20

Trigeminal

Question 21

What type of fibres are in the main facial root (facial root proper)

Answer 21

Motor

Question 22

What nerve provides the preganglionic GVE innervation to the submandibular ganglion?

Answer 22

Chordae tympani

Question 23

Which range of spinal cord segments contribute to the cervical plexus?

Answer 23

C1-C4

Question 24

Crossed effects are associated with which reflex?

Answer 24

Withdrawal

Question 25

Which fibre transmits signals the slowest?

Answer 25

C

Question 26

What is the connective tissue laye that encloses a nerve?

Answer 26

endoneurium

Question 27

"special" functional components get their name because

Answer 27

They are derived from the pharyngeal arches

Question 28

Which nerve roots form the lumbosacral trunk?

Answer 28

L4, L5

Question 29

Satellite cells: A. Myelinate dendrites B. Line ventricles C. Line capillaries D. Surround neuronal cell bodies

Answer 29

Surround neuronal cell bodies

Question 30

Compensatory eye movement is stimulated by activating the?

Answer 30

Superior Olive

Question 31

Which of the following is false? A. The fibres from the lateral half of the retinal cross at the optic chasm B. The optic nerve exits the orbit through the optic canal C. The fibres that are in the optic nerve are myelinated D. The optic nerve is surrounded by the three meninges

Answer 31

A. The fibres from the lateral half of the retinal cross at the optic chasm

Question 32

Which organelle produces glycoproteins and lysosomes

Answer 32

Golgi Body

Question 33

Where are the olfactory (receptor) nerves?

Answer 33

Nasal epithelia

Question 34

The junction between two nerve cells is called?

Answer 34

Synapse

Question 35

Which supraclavicular branch is also known as the anterior branch?

Answer 35

Medial

Question 36

What cranial opening does the trochlear nerve pass through?

Answer 36

SOF

Question 37

A patient comes in, having burned the tip of his tongue. What nerve was stimulated?

Answer 37

Trigeminal

Question 38

Which nerve carries the motor component of the trigeminal nerve?

Answer 38

Mandibular

Question 39

What is in the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord?

Answer 39

Fat

Question 40

The pudendal nerve originates from the anterior division of?

Answer 40

S2-S4

Question 41

What root(s) contributes to the phrenic nerve

Answer 41

C3-C5

Question 42

The ciliary body is in the same optic layer as?

Answer 42

The choroid

Question 43

What cranial opening does the vagus nerve pass through to exit the skull?

Answer 43

Jugular Foramen

Question 44

The olfactory tract are the axons of which cells?

Answer 44

Mitral

Question 45

Which nerve branches directly from a root?

Answer 45

Long thoracic

Question 46

Which roots contribute to the radial nerve?

Answer 46

C5-T1

Question 47

Which cranial nerve exits caudal to the inferior colliculus?

Answer 47

Trochlear

Question 48

Which is a vagus nerve ganglion?

Answer 48

nodose

Question 49

What ganglion does the preganglionic parasympathetic fibres of the oculomotor nerve synapse in?

Answer 49

Ciliary