Peripheral Nervous System
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The peripheral nervous system is one of the major parts of the nervous system. It consists of the nerves outside the brain and their connection to the spinal cord. This quiz will help you better understand the subject.
Questions and Answers
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The are ______ pair of spinal nerves.
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25
- B.
28
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33
- D.
31
- E.
30
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D. 31 -
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There are ___ Cranial nerves.
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8 pair - 3.
There are ____ Thoracic nerves.
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12 pair - 4.
There are ___ Lumbar nerves.
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5 pair - 5.
There are _____ Sacral nerves.
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5 pair - 6.
There are ____ Coccygeal nerves.
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1 pair - 7.
The Epineurium of a spinal nerve is composed of _________.
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DICT - 8.
The Perineurium of a spinal nerve is composed of ________.
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DICT - 9.
The Endoneurium of a spinal nerve is composed of ________.
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Loose (areolar) CT - 10.
"a merging network of spinal nerve trunks leading to and from specific body regions" is the definition of what?
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Nerve Plexus - 11.
The Nerve Plexus includes:
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The Cervical, Brachial, Lumbar and Sacral plexuses - 12.
The Cranial Plexus innervates ________________________.
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Neck, jaw, upper back and diaphram - 13.
The Brachial Plexus innervates ________________.
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The shoulder, arm and hand - 14.
The Lumbar Plexus innervates ______________.
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The lower back, lower abdominal wall, thigh and genitalia - 15.
The Sacral Plexus innervates _________.
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The hip region, posterior thigh, calf, and foot. - 16.
There are __________ Cranial nerves.
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12 pair - 17.
The function of the Optic nerve:
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Vision - 18.
The function of the Olfactory nerve:
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Smell - 19.
The fuction of the Trochlear nerve:
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Eye movements - 20.
The functions of the Facial nerve:
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Facial expression; Lacrimal and salivary glands - 21.
The functions fo the Glossopharyngeal nerve:
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Swallowing and salavation - 22.
The function of the Vegas nerve (sensory):
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Visceral Pain (heart, lungs, GI tract) - 23.
The function of the Vegas nerve (Motor):
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Control of the heart and GI tract - 24.
The functions of the Vestibulocochlear nerve:
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Balance and equilibrium (vestibular branch), hearing (cochlear branch) - 25.
The functions of the Oculomotor nerve:
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Eye movements, eyelid and iris movements - 26.
The functions of the Abducens nerve:
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Eye movements - 27.
Branches of the Trigeminal nerve:
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Ophthalmic (sensory), Maxillary (sensory) and Mandibular (mixed) - 28.
Functions of the Hypoglossal nerve:
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Tongue movements - 29.
The two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the _________ and ____________.
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The Autonomic NS and the Somatic NS - 30.
The SNS operates under ____________ control.
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concious - 31.
The ANS functions are ___________.
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Involuntary - 32.
SNS somatic motor neurons innervate ________________.
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Skeletal muscle fibers
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