Exam 21: Peripheral Nervous System

Match each term with its description or definition. -Reflexes that involve skeletal muscles

A reflex always includes a muscle contraction or a gland secretion.

Which of the following is not associated with the oculomotor nerve?

Which of the following is not a branch of the trigeminal nerve?

Reflexes are always unconscious or involuntary.

Match each cranial nerve with its function or description. -Sends fibers to the superior oblique muscle of the eye

The cervical plexus:

The spinal root that possesses a swelling is the dorsal root.

The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because:

Match each cranial nerve with its function or description. -Dendrites and cell bodies are along the superior conchae

Explain how the nerve plexuses make the nervous system more efficient.

Skeletal muscles are somatic effectors.

The trigeminal nerve gives rise to the ophthalmic nerve, the maxillary nerve, and the zygomatic nerve.

Even though there are only seven cervical vertebrae, that region generates eight cranial nerves.

Which is not true of the dorsal nerve root?

All of the following cranial nerves are involved in proprioception except the:

A dermatome is the skin surface area supplied by a single spinal nerve.

A gymnast is experiencing problems with balance and equilibrium. Which of the following cranial nerves may be causing this condition?

The glossopharyngeal nerve is the only cranial nerve that contains autonomic fibers.

Judy has sustained an injury that has damaged the vestibulocochlear nerve. This injury will have an effect on her ability to: