Introduction to the Peripheral Nervous System Practice Problems

Which of the following is the connective tissue layer that surrounds an entire nerve and contains numerous fascicles?

Which of the following is true regarding the activation of the phrenic nerve?

Olivia sprained her wrist in an accident, developing edema. She observed hand numbness, pins and needles feelings in her fingers, and difficulties gripping objects. Which of the following nerves could have compressed, resulting in Olivia's condition?

All of the following nerves exclusively arise from the lumbar plexus, except:

Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?

Which types of neurons are found in the ventral horns of the gray matter in the spinal cord?

Which of the following nerve plexuses formed by the ventral rami serves the diaphragm?

Which of the following nerves of the brachial plexus serves the deltoid muscle?

How many cranial nerves are both sensory and motor?

Which of the following nerves can cause a deviation of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue ipsilateral to the brain lesion if damaged?

Identify the region(s) that is(are) not served by the ventral rami of the spinal nerves.

Choose which of the following is innervated by the anterior rami of a spinal nerve:

The following are nerves in the peripheral nervous system, except:

The brachial plexus is a major network of nerves transmitting signals responsible for motor and sensory innervation of the:

A collection of sensory neuron cell bodies that are part of the peripheral nervous system is known as a ganglion. The most common type of sensory ganglion is:

Which cranial nerve has three branches:

The following are purely afferent sensory nerves:

The primary glia of the peripheral nervous system is called:

Which of the following statements does not describe neurons?

Which of the following is not considered a spinal nerve?

The axonal fibers of motor neurons exit the spinal cord from:

Which of the following is not true regarding the spinal nerve?

Which of the following is matched incorrectly?

Which of the following statements accurately describes a dermatome?

Which of the following cranial nerves is purely sensory?

A sensory pathway that transmits proprioceptive information from the lower limbs to the cerebellum, which is in charge of coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining balance, is known as:

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cervical nerve?

A damaged cranial nerve IX would manifest as:

The corneal reflex tests which cranial nerve/s:

Choose which statement describes the correct function of upper motor neurons:

Which of the following statements about the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) is true?

The functional classification scheme of the nervous system is concerned with which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes the myelination process in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the central nervous system (CNS)?

Which of the following is responsible for interstitial fluid regulation around neuron cell bodies in the ganglia?

Which horns of the spinal cord contain interneurons?