90 Questions
Which type of receptors respond to light energy?
Photoreceptors
Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?
Nociceptors
Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?
Mechanoreceptors
Which type of receptors are sensitive to changes in temperature?
Thermoreceptors
Where are proprioceptors found?
In the skeletal muscles, tendons, joints, and ligaments
What are sensory nerves also known as?
Afferent nerves
What is the largest of the cranial nerves?
Trigeminal
Which cranial nerve controls the extrinsic eye muscles that abducts the eyeball?
Oculomotor
Which cranial nerve innervates muscles of facial expression?
Facial
Which cranial nerve is the sensory nerve for hearing and balance?
Vestibulocochlear
Which cranial nerve helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal
Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?
Vagus
Which cranial nerve runs inferior to the tongue and innervates some tongue-moving muscles?
Hypoglossal
Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?
Brachial plexus
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?
Sensory (afferent) division
What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?
Visceral afferent fibers
What is the name given to the muscle fiber or gland cell that responds to efferent impulses?
Effector
Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?
Glossopharyngeal nerves (IX)
Which area of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?
Medial and anterior regions
Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose?
Organ level
What is the process called when a bone develops from a fibrous membrane?
Intramembranous ossification
Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?
Ossification
What is the resulting bone called after endochondral ossification?
Endochondral bone
In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
What is the functional unit of muscle called?
Sarcomere
Which part of the body constitutes the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
Which bone is the largest in the human body?
Femur
Which type of skin cancer is considered the worst?
Malignant melanoma
Which of the following is not a carpal bone?
Femur
What is the correct order of phases in mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Which type of receptors respond to light energy?
Photoreceptors
Which cranial nerve supplies four of the six extrinsic muscles that move the eyeball in the orbit?
Oculomotor
Which cranial nerve innervates an extrinsic eye muscle that loops through a pulley-shaped ligament in the orbit?
Trochlear
Which cranial nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves?
Trigeminal
Where are proprioceptors found?
All of the above
Which cranial nerve is sensory to the face and motor to the chewing muscles?
Trigeminal
Which type of receptors respond to chemicals in solution and changes in blood chemistry?
Chemoreceptors
Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?
Facial
Which plexus gives rise to virtually all the nerves that innervate the upper limb?
Brachial plexus
How many pairs of spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord?
31
Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?
All parts of the body except the head and some areas of the neck
Which division of the autonomic nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?
Parasympathetic division
Which type of receptors respond to dim light and are used for peripheral vision?
Rods
What is the central opening of the iris called?
Pupil
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?
Somatic efferent
Which cranial nerve innervates the smooth muscles in the eyes that cause pupils to constrict and the lenses to bulge?
Oculomotor nerves (III)
Which region of the hypothalamus directs parasympathetic functions?
Medial and anterior regions
Which type of receptors respond to changes in temperature?
Thermoreceptors
Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?
Tissue level
Which cranial nerve activates the parotid salivary glands?
Facial nerves (VII)
Which type of receptors respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch?
Mechanoreceptors
Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?
Endochondral ossification
What is the functional unit of muscle called?
Sarcomere
Which bone is the largest in the human body?
Femur
What is the worst type of skin cancer?
Malignant melanoma
What are the names of the carpal bones?
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
What is the name of the cranial nerve that helps to innervate the tongue and pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?
Somatic nervous system
In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
What is the name given to the receptors that transmit impulses from the visceral organs?
Visceral receptors
Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the muscles of facial expression?
Facial
Which division of the peripheral nervous system innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glands?
Autonomic nervous system
Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensory input for hearing and balance?
Vestibulocochlear
Which cranial nerve is the only one to extend to the abdomen?
Vagus
Which plexus gives rise to the nerves that innervate the upper limb?
Brachial plexus
Which type of vision is associated with cones and high-acuity color vision?
Bright light vision
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only away from the central nervous system?
Somatic nervous system
Which division of the peripheral nervous system carries impulses only toward the central nervous system?
Somatic afferent
Which part of the body do the cranial nerves activate the parotid salivary glands?
Glossopharyngeal nerves
Which region of the hypothalamus directs sympathetic functions?
Lateral and posterior
Which level of organization in the human body is comprised of groups of similar cells with a common function?
Tissue level
Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?
Endochondral ossification
Which part of the body do spinal nerves supply?
Muscles and skin
Which type of receptors respond to potentially damaging stimuli that result in pain?
Pain receptors
Which process replaces hyaline cartilage during bone development?
Endochondral ossification
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is the worst type of skin cancer?
Malignant melanoma
What are the names of the carpals in the hand?
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
What is the functional unit of muscle?
Sarcomere
What is the central nervous system composed of?
Brain and spinal cord
What is the correct order of phases in mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
What is the worst type of skin cancer?
Malignant melanoma
What are intercalated discs found in?
Cardiac muscle
Which type of receptors respond to light energy?
Photoreceptors
Which cranial nerve supplies four of the six extrinsic eye muscles that move the eyeball in the orbit?
Oculomotor
Which type of receptors respond to changes in blood chemistry?
Chemoreceptors
Where are proprioceptors found?
All of the above
What is the delicate layer of loose connective tissue that surrounds each axon called?
Endoneurium
Which type of nerves carry impulses only toward the central nervous system?
Sensory (afferent) nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
12
Test your knowledge on sensation, perception, and the divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) with this quiz! Learn about sensory and motor divisions, as well as the classification of fibers in the PNS.
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