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Anatomy and PhysiologyReview Questions

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13.

Aside from the nervous system, which other organ system develops out of the ectoderm?

  1. digestive
  2. respiratory
  3. integumentary
  4. urinary
14.

Which primary vesicle of the embryonic nervous system does not differentiate into more vesicles at the secondary stage?

  1. prosencephalon
  2. mesencephalon
  3. diencephalon
  4. rhombencephalon
15.

Which adult structure(s) arises from the diencephalon?

  1. thalamus, hypothalamus, retina
  2. midbrain, pons, medulla
  3. pons and cerebellum
  4. cerebrum
16.

Which non-nervous tissue develops from the neuroectoderm?

  1. respiratory mucosa
  2. vertebral bone
  3. digestive lining
  4. craniofacial bone
17.

Which structure is associated with the embryologic development of the peripheral nervous system?

  1. neural crest
  2. neuraxis
  3. rhombencephalon
  4. neural tube
18.

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for generating motor commands?

  1. temporal
  2. parietal
  3. occipital
  4. frontal
19.

What region of the diencephalon coordinates homeostasis?

  1. thalamus
  2. epithalamus
  3. hypothalamus
  4. subthalamus
20.

What level of the brain stem is the major input to the cerebellum?

  1. midbrain
  2. pons
  3. medulla
  4. spinal cord
21.

What region of the spinal cord contains motor neurons that direct the movement of skeletal muscles?

  1. anterior horn
  2. posterior horn
  3. lateral horn
  4. alar plate
22.

Brodmann’s areas map different regions of the ________ to particular functions.

  1. cerebellum
  2. cerebral cortex
  3. basal forebrain
  4. corpus callosum
23.

What blood vessel enters the cranium to supply the brain with fresh, oxygenated blood?

  1. common carotid artery
  2. jugular vein
  3. internal carotid artery
  4. aorta
24.

Which layer of the meninges surrounds and supports the sinuses that form the route through which blood drains from the CNS?

  1. dura mater
  2. arachnoid mater
  3. subarachnoid
  4. pia mater
25.

What type of glial cell is responsible for filtering blood to produce CSF at the choroid plexus?

  1. ependymal cell
  2. astrocyte
  3. oligodendrocyte
  4. Schwann cell
26.

Which portion of the ventricular system is found within the diencephalon?

  1. lateral ventricles
  2. third ventricle
  3. cerebral aqueduct
  4. fourth ventricle
27.

What condition causes a stroke?

  1. inflammation of meninges
  2. lumbar puncture
  3. infection of cerebral spinal fluid
  4. disruption of blood to the brain
28.

What type of ganglion contains neurons that control homeostatic mechanisms of the body?

  1. sensory ganglion
  2. dorsal root ganglion
  3. autonomic ganglion
  4. cranial nerve ganglion
29.

Which ganglion is responsible for cutaneous sensations of the face?

  1. otic ganglion
  2. vestibular ganglion
  3. geniculate ganglion
  4. trigeminal ganglion
30.

What is the name for a bundle of axons within a nerve?

  1. fascicle
  2. tract
  3. nerve root
  4. epineurium
31.

Which cranial nerve does not control functions in the head and neck?

  1. olfactory
  2. trochlear
  3. glossopharyngeal
  4. vagus
32.

Which of these structures is not under direct control of the peripheral nervous system?

  1. trigeminal ganglion
  2. gastric plexus
  3. sympathetic chain ganglia
  4. cervical plexus
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