Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The brain and spinal cord comprise which nervous system?
a. | Autonomic | b. | Central | c. | Peripheral | d. | Sympathetic |
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The parasympathetic and sympathetic are part of what nervous system?
a. | Spinal | b. | Somatic | c. | Central | d. | Autonomic |
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"Rest and digest" is another term for what nervous system?
a. | Parasympathetic | b. | Sympathetic | c. | Somatic | d. | Autonomic |
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Digestion is regulated by what branch of the nervous system?
a. | Central | b. | Somatic | c. | Autonomic | d. | Afferent |
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The metabolic process is sped up by the activation of what division of the
nervous system?
a. | Sympathetic | b. | Parasympathetic | c. | Somatic | d. | Central |
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Arguing with your spouse activates what part of the nervous system?
a. | Sympathetic | b. | Parasympathetic | c. | Somatic | d. | Central |
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"Fight or flight" is another term for what branch of the nervous
system?
a. | Somatic | b. | Central | c. | Parasympathetic | d. | Sympathetic |
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Sensory impulses to your brain are transmitted by what type of neuron?
a. | Efferent | b. | Interneuron | c. | Dendrite | d. | Afferent |
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Most axons are coated with rolls of
a. | myelin. | b. | sensors. | c. | dendrites. | d. | receptors. |
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Motor impulses sent from your brain to your muscles are transmitted by what type
of neuron?
a. | Efferent | b. | Interneuron | c. | Sensory | d. | Afferent |
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Endoneurium connective tissue wraps around each
a. | synapse. | b. | axon. | c. | fascicle. | d. | nerve. |
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The junction between a neuron and a gland is known as a
a. | dendrite. | b. | cleft. | c. | synapse. | d. | axon. |
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Bundles of axons are wrapped in
a. | perineurium. | b. | endoneurium. | c. | interneurium. | d. | epineurium. |
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are found in the human body?
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Cranial nerve V is also known as the
a. | facial. | b. | trochlear. | c. | vagus. | d. | trigeminal. |
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How many nerve plexi are in the body?
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The names of the nerve plexi are as follows
a. | cranial, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar. | b. | brachial, lumbar,
sacral, and femoral. | c. | facial, cervical, sacral, and
pelvic. | d. | cervical, brachial, lumbar, and sacral. |
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How many pairs of cervical nerves are located in the human body?
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How many pairs of lumbar nerves are located in the human body?
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What is the total number of spinal nerve pairs?
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The triceps brachii, brachialis, and supinator are all innervated by what
nerve?
a. | Musculocutaneous | b. | Ulnar | c. | Radial | d. | Median |
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The ulnar nerve innervates which of the following muscles?
a. | Flexor digitorum superficialis and opponens pollicis | b. | Flexor digitorum
profundus (medial half) and adductor pollicis | c. | Pronator teres and flexor pollicis
brevis | d. | Pronator quadratus and palmaris longus |
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Sartorius, vastus intermedius, and pectineus are all innervated by what
nerve?
a. | Obturator | b. | Femoral | c. | Sciatic | d. | Genitofemoral |
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The sciatic nerve originates in which of the following plexi?
a. | Lumbar | b. | Femoral | c. | Pelvic | d. | Sacral |
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Adductor longus, brevis, and gracilis are all innervated by what nerve?
a. | Sciatic | b. | Obturator | c. | Femoral | d. | Genitofemoral |
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What two nerves bundle together to comprise the sciatic nerve?
a. | Tibial and common fibular | b. | Tibial and superior gluteal | c. | Obturator and
femoral | d. | Obturator and fibular |
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What is the largest nerve in the body?
a. | Brachial | b. | Sciatic | c. | Vagus | d. | Femoral |
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The popliteus, plantaris, and soleus are innervated by what nerve?
a. | Obturator | b. | Femoral | c. | Tibial | d. | Common fibular |
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The tibial nerve innervates which of the following muscles?
a. | Gastrocnemius and tibialis posterior | b. | Extensor digitorum brevis and
popliteus | c. | Tibialis anterior and plantaris | d. | Gastrocnemius and extensor hallucis
longus |
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What nerve innervates the ankle extensors?
a. | Crural | b. | Common fibular | c. | Talus | d. | Tibial |
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