Which statement accurately describes spinal nerves?
A. Most spinal nerves are motor nerves.
B. Each spinal nerve is mixed in that it contains some sensory axons and some motor axons.
C. All spinal nerves are sensory nerves.
D. Odd-numbered spinal nerves are sensory and even-numbered spinal nerves are motor.
E. Spinal nerves are central axons contained within the vertebral canal.
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Question 2) Which space associated with the spinal cord meninges contains areolar connective tissue, blood vessels, and adipose connective tissue?
A. Subarachnoid space
B. Epidural space
C. Central canal
D. Subdural space
E. Epiarachnoid space
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Question 3) The subdural space is the region between the arachnoid mater and the dura mater.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 4) The tapered, conical inferior end of the spinal cord is called the conus
A.
finalis.
B.
medullaris.
C.
equine.
D.
caudalis.
E.
sacralis.
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Question 5) Each side of the spinal cord gives rise to _____ cervical nerves.
A. two
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
E. twelve
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Question 6) These nuclei are located in the lateral horns and innervate smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.
A. Sensory nuclei
B. Autonomic motor nuclei
C. Visceral sensory nuclei
D. Somatic sensory nuclei
E. Somatic motor nuclei
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Question 7) The _______ nuclei within the gray matter of the spinal cord send nerve impulses to skeletal muscles.
A. visceral sensory
B. somatic sensory
C. autonomic motor
D. somatic motor
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Question 8) The most inferior spinal nerve is
A.
C7.
B.
C8.
C.
Co1.
D.
Co7.
E.
CN XII.
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Question 9) The spinal cord part with the largest diameter is the ___________ part.
A. thoracic
B. cervical
C. lumbar
D. sacral
E. coccygeal
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Question 10) The inferior tip of the spinal cord is the ___________ part.
A. thoracic
B. lumbar
C. coccygeal
D. cervical
E. sacral