MSCI 650 Quiz Spinal Cord

MSCI 650 Quiz: Spinal Cord and Brainstem

Covers the Learn material from Module 3: Week 3 – Module 4: Week 4.

1. These fibers convey information from receptive endings for pain:
2. Sensory information traveling from the leg to the cerebellum is carried by all of the following except:
3. The brainstem is composed of:
4. The facial nerve contains all of the following nuclei, except:
5. The primary decussation of the spinothalamic tract occurs in:
6. Dopaminergic neurons are located primarily in the
7. The afferent limb of the gag reex is mediated by the _____________ nerve, and the __________ nerve mediates the efferent limb.
8. The reticular formation is responsible for:
9. Which of the following is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?
10. Which cranial nerve helps move the eye in and down, for example, when descending stairs?
11. Destruction of the spinothalamic tract causes which of the following:
12. Which structure carries information regarding touch, pressure, and vibration to the brain?
13. Where are the cell bodies of the proprioceptive fibers that control the jaw jerk found?
14. Which structure carries information regarding nociception and thermoreception to the brain?
15. At what site does the synapse occur that mediates the knee-jerk reex?
16. Vestibular receptors are classified as:
17. Damage to which pathway leads to a loss of proprioception?
18. The parasympathetic control of heart rate originates from which cranial nerve?
19. A fibers include:
20. Spinal interneurons that are involved in processing information interpreted as pain are located in:
21. A 25-year-old woman suffered severe brain injury after her commuter train derailed. For weeks after the impact, she experienced episodes of agitation, dystonia, tachycardia, hypertension, and hyperthermia. Her caretakers note th the events are triggered by the doorbell, telephone, and alarm clocks. The symptoms experienced by this woman are mostly likely caused by which of th following?
22. When you sit down in a chair, all of the following are involved in processing the sensory information that your legs are touching the seat except:
23. These receptors are sensitive to vibration.
24. A 34-year old woman presents in your office with a history of migraines localized to her temporal and frontal head regions. What cranial nerve is responsible for mediating the headache component of her migraines?
25. Small ligaments that connect the spinal cord to the arachnoid and through it to the dura are called:
26. All of the following nuclei contribute to the vagus nerve, except:
27. Which of the following is associated with the parasympathetic nervous system?
28. Which category of neurons is not found in the spinal cord?
29. Which statement below best describes the spatial relationship between cranial nerve motor and sensory nuclei in the medulla and pons?
30. When you sit down in a chair, all of the following are involved in processing the sensory information that your legs are touching the seat except:
31. From which of the listed body regions does the gracile nucleus receive mechanoreceptive input?
32. These levels of the spinal cord contain motor neurons that innervate the diaphragm
33. Which of the following statements about cranial nerves is FALSE?
34. Spinal interneurons that are involved in processing information interpreted as pain are located in:
35. A 72-year-old man is brought to the emergency room with left-sided weakness and impaired touch sensation on the left side of the body. Which of the following statements best describes the location of the brain damage producing these neurological signs?
36. A patient presents in the emergency department with vertical diplopia following a fall. On examination, as she looks to the left and down, the right eye does not move down fully. The most likely damaged nerve is:
37. Which of the following best indicates the location of lost contralateral facial muscle control after a corticobulbar tract stroke?
38. A 65-year old woman has left-sided ptosis and lateral deviation of the left eye. She is unable to adduct, elevate, or depress the left eye. Where has the damage responsible for this problem occurred?
39. On examination, a patient’s eyes have the position at rest shown in the figure. This most likely results from a lesion of:
40. On examination, a patient’s eyes have the position shown in the figure upon attempted gaze to the left. This most likely results from:
41. Compare and contrast the spinothalamic tract and lateral corticospinal tracts. What differences are seen in damage to these pathways?
42. Describe the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway, and explain what would result from damage to this pathway 12pt Paragraph