A network of interwoven anterior rami of spinal nerves is a
A. ramus.
B. communicans.
C. ganglion.
D. dermatome.
E. plexus.
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Question 2) The cervical plexus is formed by the
A. posterior rami of spinal nerves C2-C6.
B. posterior rami of spinal nerves C4-C8.
C. anterior rami of spinal nerves C1-C4.
D. anterior rami of spinal nerves C3-C7.
E. rami communicantes of spinal nerves C1-C7.
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Question 3) If a person suffers a thorax-crushing injury and is unable to breathe properly, you would suspect that this nerve was damaged.
A. Transverse cervical nerve
B. Accessory nerve
C. Phrenic nerve
D. Sciatic nerve
E. Greater auricular nerve
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Question 4) The posterior ramus of a typical spinal nerve innervates the
A. deep muscles of the back and the skin of the back.
B. major thoracic and abdominal organs.
C. abdominal wall.
D. anterior and lateral trunk and the limbs.
E. special senses.
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Question 5) If a patient experiences numbness in the boundaries of a dermatome, it is suggestive of damage to
A. the somatosensory cortex.
B. the thalamus.
C. one of the spinal funiculi.
D. the anterior horn of grey matter in the spinal cord.
E. a spinal nerve.
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Question 6) A specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve is a ___________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Question 7) A person suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome has lost function of the
A. median nerve.
B. radial nerve.
C. musculocutaneous nerve.
D. ulnar nerve.
E. axillary nerve.
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Question 8) The third cervical spinal nerve exits the vertebral column through the
A. intervertebral foramen between C2 and C3 vertebrae.
B. intervertebral foramen between C3 and C4 vertebrae.
C. transverse foramen of C3 vertebra.
D. vertebral canal of vertebrae C2, C3, and C4.
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Question 9) The second thoracic spinal nerve exits the spinal column through the
A. vertebral canal of vertebrae T1, T2, and T3.
B. sacral hiatus.
C. intervertebral foramen between vertebrae T2 and T3.
D. intervertebral foramen between vertebrae T1 and T2.
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Question 10) The anterior rami of T1-T11 are called
A. dorsal plexuses.
B. anterior plexuses.
C. intercostal nerves.
D. branchial nerves.
E. cervical nerves.
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