BSC 2087 - Human Anatomy and Physiology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 9 Homework

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Question #1
Which nervous system conducts impulses from the brain and spinal cord to smooth muscle tissue?
A.   Afferent nervous system
B.   Peripheral nervous system
C.   Somatic nervous system
D.   Autonomic nervous system
Question #2
The inflammation of a nerve or a nerve trunk is called
A.   neuralgia
B.   shingles
C.   neuritis
D.   sciatica
Question #3
Which nerve slows the heart rate and stimulates digestive organs?
A.   Abducens
B.   Vagus
C.   Hypoglossal
D.   Accessory
Question #4
The simplest type of nervous response is the
A.   response.
B.   plexus.
C.   stimulus.
D.   reflex.
Question #5
The word root esthesia means
A.   electrical activity.
B.   without.
C.   abnormal condition of feeling sensation.
D.   nerve.
Question #6
Which nerve is responsible for eyelid and eyeball movement?
A.   Facial
B.   Olfactory
C.   Oculomotor
D.   Trigeminal
Question #7
The condition that affects the median nerve and flexor tendons that attach to the bones of the wrist is called
A.   trigeminal neuralgia.
B.   neuralgia.
C.   Bell's palsy.
D.   carpal tunnel syndrome.
Question #8
The peripheral nervous system can be divided into how many subcategories?
A.   Two
B.   Four
C.   Five
D.   Three
Question #9
When nerve fibers carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles or glands, it is known as a
A.   motor nerve.
B.   mixed nerve.
C.   afferent nerve.
D.   sensory nerve.
Question #10
Which nerve is the largest nerve in the body?
A.   Musculocutaneous
B.   Phrenic
C.   Optic
D.   Sciatic
Question #11
Tingling, burning, and crawling of the skin is called
A.   paresthesia.
B.   reflex arc.
C.   neuropathy.
D.   nystagmus.
Question #12
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops because of repetitive movement of the:
A.   wrist.
B.   elbow.
C.   knee.
D.   hip.
Question #13
A condition that involves the fifth cranial nerve is called
A.   Bell's palsy.
B.   trigeminal neuralgia.
C.   phrenic nerve palsy.
D.   sciatica.
Question #14
The nerve responsible for equilibrium is the
A.   phrenic.
B.   trigeminal.
C.   optic.
D.   vestibulocochlear.
Question #15
Which suffix means process of recording?
A.   –itis
B.   -graphy
C.   -gesic
D.   '-algia
Question #16
Which system may accelerate the heart rate in response to fear?
A.   Somatic
B.   Sympathetic
C.   Parasympathetic
D.   Afferent
Question #17
The measurement of physiological responses that yields information about the relationships between the mind and the body is called
A.   biofeedback.
B.   epidural.
C.   electromyograph.
D.   physiotherapy.
Question #18
What is a network of spinal nerves called?
A.   Plexus
B.   Insertion
C.   Palsy
D.   Serosa
Question #19
What supplies motor movements to the shoulder, wrist, and hand?
A.   Sacral plexus
B.   Cervical plexus
C.   Brachial plexus
D.   Lumbar plexus
Question #20
The word root par means
A.   muscle.
B.   without.
C.   skull.
D.   near, beyond, beside.

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