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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity
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1. The fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth is called perilymph.
2. Which of the following is true about gustatory receptors?
3. A fall or an improperly delivered gluteal injection could result in ________.
4. Reciprocal inhibition means that while one sensory nerve is stimulated, another sensory neuron for synergistic muscles in the same area is inhibited and cannot respond.
5. The receptor for static equilibrium is the ________.
6. Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve?
7. Dermatomes are skin segments that relate to sensory innervation regions of the spinal nerves.
8. As sound levels increase in the spiral organ (of Corti), ________.
9. Receptors for hearing are located in the ________.
10. Both the cornea and the lens are vascular.
11. The musculocutaneous nerve is a major nerve of the brachial plexus.
12. Dorsal and ventral rami are similar in that they both contain sensory and motor fibers.
13. The trochlear nerve conveys proprioceptor impulses from the ________ to the brain.
14. The photoreceptor cells are sensitive to damage from light.
15. The dorsal ramus consists only of motor fibers bringing information to the spinal cord.
16. Seventy percent of all sensory receptors are located in the ________.
17. The mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and is reflected over the anterior surface of the eyeball is the conjunctiva.
18. A patient who received a blow to the side of the skull exhibits the following signs and symptoms on that side of the face: he is unable to close his eye, and the corner of his mouth droops. Which cranial nerve has been damaged?
19. The posterior side of the thigh, leg, and foot is served by the ________ nerve.
20. In the somatosensory system there are no third-order neurons in the cerebellum.
21. The meningeal branch of a spinal nerve actually reenters the vertebral canal to innervate the meninges and blood vessels.
22. The second cranial nerve forms a chiasma at the base of the brain for partial crossover of neural fibers.
23. There are three layers of neurons in the retina. The axons of which of these neuron layers form the optic nerves?
24. What is the main function of the rods in the eye?
25. Nerve fibers from the medial aspect of each eye ________.

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