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Human Anatomy, 6/e
Kent Van De Graaff, Weber State University

Peripheral Nervous System

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

The ____________ nerve conducts impulses from the eyes' photoreceptors.
A)oculomotor
B)trochlear
C)optic
D)olfactory
2

Which of the extrinsic muscles of the eyeball rotates the eyeball in a superior and lateral direction?
A)superior rectus
B)medial rectus
C)inferior rectus
D)inferior oblique
3

Choose the nerve that carries sensory impulses only.
A)oculomotor
B)trigeminal
C)facial
D)vagus
4

The _____________ nerve carries parasympathetic impulses to visceral muscles.
A)vagus
B)abducens
C)accessory
D)trigeminal
5

If a _______________ nerve is damaged, the person will have difficulty speaking, swallowing, and protruding the tongue.
A)accessory
B)hypoglossal
C)glossopharyngeal
D)facial
6

Impulses to and from the lateral rectus of the eyeball are carried on the _____________ nerve.
A)trochlear
B)vestibulocochlear
C)abducens
D)accessory
7

How would a member of the medical profession test a patient for damage to the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve?
A)test hearing with a tuning fork
B)examine disturbances with swallowing and speech
C)check muscle motion when teeth are clenched
D)ask the patient to walk a straight line
8

After each spinal nerve emerges from its intervertebral foramen, it branches into several branches, the __________________ of which innervates muscles, joints, and skin of the back.
A)meningeal branch
B)posterior ramus
C)anterior ramus
D)visceral branch
9

Of the branches of the cervical plexus, which leads to the diaphragm?
A)ansa cervicalis
B)lesser occipital
C)phrenic
D)supraclavicular
10

The _____________ nerve of the brachial plexus innervates the skin of the lateral two-thirds of the hand, the flexors of the anterior forearm, and the lateral palm.
A)ulnar
B)axillary
C)radial
D)median
11

The ______________ nerve is the largest in the body.
A)obturator
B)sciatic
C)femoral
D)phrenic
12

Which spinal nerves are not included in a nerve plexus?
A)T2-T12
B)C1-C4
C)C5-T1
D)L4-S4