Central Nervous System Quiz

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How many layers of membrane protect the brain and spinal cord?

3 (correct)

1

2

4

What is the primary function of the Cauda Equina?

To control chest and torso

To control groin, thighs, lower legs, and feet

To control head, neck, and arms

To receive messages between lower limbs and pelvic organs (correct)

Where does the Filum Terminale extend to?

L1/L2 vertebra

Foramen magnum

1st coccygeal vertebra (correct)

Brainstem

How many spinal nerves are there in the body?

31 Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for controlling the tailbone?

Coccygeal Signup and view all the answers

What is the continuation of the brainstem?

Spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

What fills the subarachnoid space between the pia and arachnoid layers?

Cerebrospinal fluid Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the spinal cord's grey matter is responsible for controlling the chest and torso?

Anterior horn Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for sensory processing?

Posterior horn Signup and view all the answers

Where does the lateral horn exist in the spinal cord?

Thoracic, upper lumbar, sacral regions Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the anterior horn in the spinal cord?

Sends out motor signals to skeletal muscles Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the dorsal root in the spinal cord?

Transmits sensory information Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the posterior ramus of a spinal nerve?

Forms the trunk of the spinal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What are the dural folds that separate different brain regions?

Falx cerebi, falx cerebelli, tentorium cerebelli Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the cranial nerve nuclei?

Either motor or sensory Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of sensory ganglion in the spinal cord?

Dorsal root Signup and view all the answers

Where does the anterior root exit the spinal cord?

Through anterolateral sulcus Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

How many layers of membrane protect the brain and spinal cord?

What is the primary function of the Cauda Equina?

Where does the Filum Terminale extend to?

How many spinal nerves are there in the body?

Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for controlling the tailbone?

What is the continuation of the brainstem?

What fills the subarachnoid space between the pia and arachnoid layers?

Which part of the spinal cord's grey matter is responsible for controlling the chest and torso?

Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for sensory processing?

Where does the lateral horn exist in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the anterior horn in the spinal cord?

What is the role of the dorsal root in the spinal cord?

What is the function of the posterior ramus of a spinal nerve?

What are the dural folds that separate different brain regions?

What is the function of the cranial nerve nuclei?

What is the most common type of sensory ganglion in the spinal cord?

Where does the anterior root exit the spinal cord?

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