Spinal Cord and spinal nerve objectives

Question 1

what cranial nerve helps control your heart rate

Answer 1

X vagus

Question 2

true or false? the dural sinus collects CSF from the brain and drains it into the jugular vein.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

true or false. the cerebral cortex is made up of grey matter.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Emotional states and memory are the responsibility of the?

Answer 4

limbic system

Question 5

what cells line the ventricles of the brain?

Answer 5

ependymal cells

Question 6

what are found in the blood vessles?

Answer 6

astrocytes

Question 7

what matter makes up the cerebral cortex

Answer 7

grey

Question 8

trauma to the back of the head would most likely affect your ____ and what lobe?

Answer 8

vision and occipital lobe

Question 9

if you’re sleeping what brain waves will you likely see?

Answer 9

delta

Question 10

what are unwanted muscle contractions inhibited by?

Answer 10

basil nuclei

Question 11

the brain makes up __ of the body’s weight but uses __ of the blood

Answer 11

2% 15%

Question 12

true or false? damage to the reticular formation is suppressed when you are sleeping?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

true or false. the optic nerve is only a sensory nerve

Answer 13

true

Question 14

what is the brain structure that controls most of your autonomic functions ( respiratory, cardio, blood pressure)

Answer 14

medulla oblongata

Question 15

the infundibulum connects the hypothalamus to the _______?

Answer 15

pituitary

Question 16

The fibrous strand or terminal filum that anchors the inferior end of the spinal cord to the coccyx is a continuation of the?

Answer 16

pia mater

Question 17

this viral infestation can remain viable with the dorsal root ganglia for many years

Answer 17

chicken pox

Question 18

ipsilateral tracts do not decussate. true or false

Answer 18

true

Question 19

ascending pathways carry motor information to the brain. true or false

Answer 19

false

Question 20

lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) affects your sensory neurons. true or false

Answer 20

false

Question 21

The dorsal branch or ramus of a spinal nerve supplies

Answer 21

muscles and skin of the back

Question 22

the spinal cord is designed from the outside to inside as gray matter then white matter? true or false

Answer 22

false

Question 23

The gray matter on either side of the spinal cord is subdivided into anterior , lateral, and posterior what?

Answer 23

horns

Question 24

space superficial to the meninges in the spinal cord area in which an anesthetic is injected to the block pain impulses from the pelvic in what space

Answer 24

epidural space

Question 25

the first step of the reflex path is?

Answer 25

receptor and stimuli

Question 26

what does the blockage of the flow of CSF result in?

Answer 26

Hydrocephaly

Question 27

true of false the brain uses 20% of your body's oxygen.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

true or false the cerebellum is the largest part of the brain?

Answer 28

true

Question 29

A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood clot?

Answer 29

false