Choose the best answer.

1			Which is NOT a quality of all somatic reflexes?
			A)	They are monosynaptic.
			B)	They are quick.
			C)	They are stereotyped.
			D)	They are involuntary.
2			The central canal is a remnant of what embryonic structure?
			A)	The neural crest
			B)	The neural folds
			C)	The neural tube
			D)	The rhombencephalon
3			Which of the following is NOT an ascending tract?
			A)	Cuneate fasciculus
			B)	Spinothalamic
			C)	Corticospinal
			D)	Gracile fasciculus
4			Which is NOT a function of the spinal cord?
			A)	Conduction
			B)	Protection
			C)	Locomotion
			D)	Reflexes
5			The spinal cord passes through the ________________.
			A)	vertebral canal
			B)	intervertebral canal
			C)	transverse foramen
			D)	subarachnoid space
6			The spinal cord begins at the foramen magnum and ends at the _________________.
			A)	C7 or C8 level
			B)	T9 or T10 level
			C)	L1 or L2 level
			D)	S4 or S5 level
7			There are normally _______ pairs of spinal nerves that come from the spinal cord.
			A)	7
			B)	12
			C)	24
			D)	31
8			Which is NOT a region of the spinal cord?
			A)	Cervical
			B)	Thoracic
			C)	Medullary
			D)	Lumbar
			E)	Sacral
9			The spinal cord widens at two points, the cervical enlargement and the ______________ enlargement.
			A)	arachnoid
			B)	thoracic
			C)	epidural
			D)	lumbar
10			The spinal cord is enclosed in three connective tissue membranes called ___________________.
			A)	meninges
			B)	dentritic layers
			C)	sinuses
			D)	denticulate layers
11			The continuation of the pia mater beyond the medullary cone forms the ________________ that anchors the cord to the vertebra.
			A)	denticulate ligament
			B)	iliosacral ligament
			C)	terminal filum
			D)	epidural cord
12			What structure is made up from the lumbar and spinal nerves?
			A)	Coccygeal ligament
			B)	Denticulate ligament
			C)	Arachnoid mater
			D)	Cauda equine
13			What is the large subarachnoid space called at the lumbar-sacral end of the spinal cord that is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
			A)	Epidural space
			B)	Intravertebral space
			C)	Lumbar cistern
			D)	Coccygeal pouch
14			In the cross-section of the spinal cord the gray matter looks like a/n ___________.
			A)	B
			B)	H
			C)	C
			D)	E
15			The spinal cord contains a continuation of the ventricular spaces of the brain. This is called the _______________.
			A)	5th ventricle
			B)	spinal aqueduct
			C)	vertebral lemniscus
			D)	central canal
16			In the spinal cord nerve, pathways that ascend carry _______________ fibers.
			A)	sensory
			B)	motor
			C)	autonomic
			D)	all types of
17			A pathway that crosses over from one side of the cord to the other is said to ____________________________.
			A)	be ipsilateral
			B)	undergo decussation
			C)	be contralateral
			D)	be descending
18			When the origin and destination of a pathway are on the same side of the body it is said to ___________________________.
			A)	be ipsilateral
			B)	undergo decussation
			C)	be contralateral
			D)	be descending
19			A pathway that is named spinothalamic is a/an __________________________ pathway.
			A)	ascending
			B)	descending
			C)	contralateral
			D)	ipsilateral
20			All sensory fibers synapse in the __________________ before going to the somesthetic cortex.
			A)	hypothalamus
			B)	thalamus
			C)	cerebellum
			D)	corpus callosum
21			The vestibulospinal tract carries __________________ fibers.
			A)	sensory
			B)	motor
			C)	both sensory and motor
22			What is the type of fiber called that the spinal nerve carries?
			A)	Sensory
			B)	Motor
			C)	Both sensory and motor
23			The dorsal or posterior root of a spinal nerve carries this _____________ type of fiber.
			A)	sensory
			B)	motor
			C)	both sensory and motor
24			Which does NOT form a plexus of spinal nerves?
			A)	Sacral
			B)	Lumbar
			C)	Thoracic
			D)	Brachial
			E)	Cervical
25			The communicating rami connect the spinal nerves to the _________________.
			A)	lateral cutaneous nerve
			B)	posterior intercostal nerve
			C)	meningeal nerve branch
			D)	sympathetic chain