The Nervous System

The cell body of all sensory neurons is located within the

• dorsal gray horn

• dorsal root ganglion

• spinal cord

• brain

A male client was involved in a vehicular accident and developed an amnesia. He is likely having a damaged in which of the following?

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus

A client went to the emergency department with a possible brain damage as evidenced by loss of coordination of motor movement, and staggering, wide based walking. The client is most likely having a damage in the

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• medulla

• pons

Which of the following manifestations is consistent with a client who sustained a traumatic left parietal lobe injury?

• Difficulty with writing, inability to perceive objects normally

• Short term memory, blurred vision

• Altered personality and affective behavior

• Loss of fine movements and strength of the arms, hands, and fingers

Which among cranial nerves are mixed nerves that supply parasympathetic to viscera of thorax and abdomen?

• Vagus Nerves

• Trigeminal Nerves

• Accessory Nerves

• Abducens Nerve

The ___________ is the innermost meningeal layer, clings tightly to the surface of the brain and spinal cord, following every fold.

• Arachnoid mater

• Pia Mater

• Dura Mater

• Tentorium Cerebelli

Which of the following comprise the central nervous system

• brain and spinal cord

• visceral and somatic nerves

• pain and pressure receptors

• sensory and motor nerves

There are sensory neurons that conduct impulses from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. There are motor neurons that conduct impulses from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. What kind of neurons are found between sensory and motor neurons?

• intraneurons

• interneurons

• paraneurons

• ectoneurons

What causes the symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

• Degeneration of the sheath that covers the neurons of the central system and the replacement of this sheath with scar tissue

• Excessive neurotransmitter release.

• Excessive carbohydrate intake.

• Multiple sclerosis is caused by obesity.

Which neurotransmitter is also secreted by the adrenal glands?

• adrenaline

• glutamate

• GABA

• ATP