Brain and Spinal Cord Practicals

Which of the following nerves control balance, equilibrium and hearing?

Vastibulocochlear nerve

In the Spinal Cord, the ascending pathways carry motor information toward the Brain.

False

The specific bilateral region of the skin surface monitored by a single pair of spinal nerves is known as a dermatome.

False

There is only one cranial nerve that serves a mix of sensory and motor functions to the face.

False

What is the general name for the fibrous material that encloses both the Brain and Spinal Cord?

Meninges

Which of the following cranial nerves is involved with vision?

Optic nerve

A spinal Segment contains one pair of spinal nerves

True

Once generated, the path of a nerve impulse goes in one direction through a Neuron. It comes in through the dendrites, then the cell body and down the axon.

True

Spinal nerves are considered mixed nerves because they contain both sensory and motor fibers

True

The cerebrum is divided into a left and right hemisphere.

True

The lumbar enlargement of the Spinal Cord provides innervation to the structures of the pelvis and the lower limbs.

True

The posterior median suculus is deeper than the anterior median fissure.

True

The vagus nerve, both sensory and motor, is widely distributed in the thorax and abdomen.

True