FINALS - Ch. 22/29 (Integumentary/Nervous System)

Question 1

The scar that is left when a wound heals is called a:

Answer 1

Cicatrix

Question 2

What is the most common form of skin cancer in the US?

Answer 2

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 3

The disease characterized by a decrease in myelin in the central nervous system

Answer 3

Multiple Sclerosis

Question 4

The correct sequence of nerve communication in the central nervous system is:

Answer 4

Afferent, CNS, efferent, muscle or gland

Question 5

The pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata are all part of the:

Answer 5

brain stem

Question 6

What are the most common symptoms of neural disorders?

Answer 6

Muscle weakness, headache, and paresthesias

Question 7

What is the correct sequence of a reflex?

Answer 7

Sensory receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, and effector

Question 8

What controls visual reflexes?

Answer 8

Midbrain

Question 9

What has an effect on the speed of impulse conduction?

Answer 9

Axon diameter

Question 10

What controls blood pressure, as well as coughing and sneezing reflexes?

Answer 10

Medulla oblongata

Question 11

A thick bundle of nerves that connects the two cerebral hemispheres

Answer 11

Corpus callosum

Question 12

Which cranial nerves innervate the muscles of the throat, neck, and voice box?

Answer 12

Accessory nerves

Question 13

Which lobe of the brain interprets visual stimuli?

Answer 13

Occipital