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1			The signals that control movement of the fingers while a person plays the piano travel down the spinal cord in ________________________ .
			A)	the tectospinal tracts
			B)	the corticospinal tracts
			C)	the spinocerebellar tracts
			D)	the fasciculus gracilis
2			The epidural space in the spinal column is occupied by ________________________ .
			A)	adipose tissue
			B)	cerebrospinal fluid
			C)	the dura mater
			D)	dense irregular connective tissue
3			What information is carried in the gracile fasciculus?
			A)	Descending motor commands to limb muscles for balance and posture
			B)	Sensory signals from the lower limbs and lower trunk for deep touch and proprioception
			C)	Sensory signals from level T6 and up for pain, touch, and proprioception
			D)	Signals for light touch, tickle, and temperature from the upper limbs
4			What role does a first-order neuron play in the passage of a sensory signal to the brain?
			A)	The first-order neuron carries the sensory signal to the thalamus.
			B)	The first-order neuron detects the stimulus and transmits a signal to the spinal cord or brain-stem.
			C)	The first-order neuron carries the signal to the sensory area of the cerebral cortex.
			D)	The soma of the first-order neuron is in the cerebral cortex and the axon terminates in the spinal cord.
5			What would you expect to be the result of an accident where a person severed the spinal cord at the level of T12?
			A)	Quadriplegia
			B)	Hemiplegia
			C)	Paraplegia
			D)	Immediate death
6			Where are upper motor neurons located?
			A)	Cerebral cortex or brainstem
			B)	Spinal cord
			C)	Posterior horn of the spinal cord
			D)	Anterior horn of the spinal cord
7			What paralytic condition is caused by a viral infection that destroys motor neurons in the brainstem and ventral horns of the spinal cord?
			A)	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
			B)	Poliomyelitis
			C)	Multiple sclerosis
			D)	Rabies
8			Which of the following is NOT an ascending tract?
			A)	Cuneate fasciculus
			B)	Spinothalamic
			C)	Corticospinal
			D)	Gracile fasciculus
9			Any loss of sensory or motor function due to nerve damage is called ________________.
			A)	neuropathy
			B)	paresthesia
			C)	neuralgia
			D)	paraplegia
10			What is the name of the viral disease that is usually contracted by an animal bite?
			A)	Spinal meningitis
			B)	Guillain-Barre syndrome
			C)	Multiple sclerosis
			D)	Rabies
11			Why does death often occur when the spinal cord injury is above the C3 level?
			A)	Respiratory failure
			B)	Cardiac failure
			C)	Renal failure
			D)	Brain seizure
12			A simple neural pathway from a sensory nerve ending at the spinal cord and returning to the skeletal muscle is called a _____________________.
			A)	plexus
			B)	pathway
			C)	reflex arc
			D)	lemniscus
13			The specific area of skin from the sensory neuron is called a __________________.
			A)	reflex
			B)	dermatome
			C)	plexus
			D)	soma
14			Which nerve innervates the genital area in the male and female?
			A)	Coccygeal
			B)	Pudendal
			C)	Common fibular
			D)	Tibial
15			What is the name of the nerve that is initially made of the common fibular and tibial?
			A)	Femoral
			B)	Pudendal
			C)	Posterior cutaneous
			D)	Sciatic
16			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the skin of the posterior leg and sole of the foot?
			A)	Coccygeal
			B)	Femoral
			C)	Common fibular
			D)	Tibial
17			What is the name of the plexus that contains the superior and inferior gluteal nerves?
			A)	Sacral
			B)	Lumbar
			C)	Thoracic
			D)	Brachial
18			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the medial compartment of the thigh?
			A)	Sciatic
			B)	Femoral
			C)	Obturator
			D)	Saphenous
19			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the extensors of the leg?
			A)	Sciatic
			B)	Femoral
			C)	Obturator
			D)	Saphenous
20			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the abdominal muscles?
			A)	Lateral femoral cutaneous
			B)	Genitofemoral
			C)	Obturator
			D)	Iliohypogastric
21			What are the nerves called that run between the ribs?
			A)	Lateral femoral cutaneous
			B)	Genitofemoral
			C)	Intercostal
			D)	Iliohypogastric
22			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the skin over the forearm and the flexor muscles of the upper arm?
			A)	Ulnar
			B)	Radial
			C)	Median
			D)	Musculocutaneous
23			What is the name of the nerve that is found on the medial side of the forearm?
			A)	Ulnar
			B)	Radial
			C)	Median
			D)	Musculocutaneous
24			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the triceps of the upper arm?
			A)	Ulnar
			B)	Radial
			C)	Median
			D)	Musculocutaneous
25			What is the name of the nerve that is entrapped within the carpal tunnel?
			A)	Ulnar
			B)	Radial
			C)	Median
			D)	Musculocutaneous
26			What is the name of the nerve that innervates the deltoid and teres minor?
			A)	Phrenic
			B)	Median
			C)	Axillary
			D)	Radial
27			The nerve connection between the hypoglossal nerve and C2 and C3 is called the __________________.
			A)	ansa cervicalis
			B)	phrenic
			C)	cervical lateral cutaneous
			D)	brachial plexus
28			What is the name of the nerve that runs through the neck and the thorax to innervate the diaphragm?
			A)	Phrenic
			B)	Median
			C)	Axillary
			D)	Radial