Chapter 08: Nervous System Disease
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. The central nervous system is composed of the
a. spinal nerves and ganglia
b. brain and spinal cord
c. brain and cranial nerves
d. spinal cord and spinal nerves:
b. brain and spinal cord
2. Which of the following are components of the central nervous system? (1) Brain.
(2) Spinal cord.
(3) Twelve pairs of cranial nerves.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3:
a. 1 and 2 only
3. Which of the following are components of the peripheral nervous system? (1) Spinal cord.
(2) Thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves. (3) Autonomic nerves.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3:
c. 2 and 3 only
4. Which of the following supplies the striated skeletal muscles?
a. Meningeal cranial nerve.
b. Hypoglossal cranial nerve. c. Autonomic nervous system.
d. Somatic nervous system.:
d. Somatic nervous system.
5. The smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular epithelial tissue are controlled by the
a. olfactory cranial nerve b. vagus cranial nerve
c. autonomic nervous system
d. somatic nervous system:
c. autonomic nervous system
6. The basic unit of the nervous system is the
, a. neuron
b. glioma
c. meningi
d. corpus callosum:
a. neuron
7. What is the myelin sheath?
a. The basic unit of the nervous system.
b. The innermost layer of the protective covering of the CNS.
c. A fatty insulation covering of the axon.
d. A long, threadlike extension of the nerve cell.:
c. A fatty insulation covering of the axon.
8. Deterioration of the myelin sheath is a characteristic abnormality of
a. meningitis
b. neoplasm
c. osteomyelitis
d. multiple sclerosis:
d. multiple sclerosis
9. The largest part of the brain is the a. cerebellum
b. cerebrum c. medulla
d. pons: b. cerebrum
10. Which portion of the brain lies between the cerebrum and the spinal cord?
a. Brainstem. b. Cerebellum.
c. Basal ganglia.
d. Diencephalon.:
a. Brainstem.
11. What are the basal ganglia?
a. The portion of the brain between the cerebrum and the spinal cord.
b. The portion of the brain between the cerebrum and the midbrain.
c. Islands of gray matter deep within the white matter of the cerebrum.
d. Islands of white matter deep within the gray matter of the cerebellum.:
c. Islands of gray matter deep within the white matter of the cerebrum.
12. Which of the following are parts of the basal ganglia? (1) Globus pallidus.
(2) Caudate nuclei. (3) Putamen.
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3: d. 1, 2, and 3
Eisenberg: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology, 7th Edition
1. The central nervous system is composed of the
a. spinal nerves and ganglia
b. brain and spinal cord
c. brain and cranial nerves
d. spinal cord and spinal nerves:
b. brain and spinal cord
2. Which of the following are components of the central nervous system? (1) Brain.
(2) Spinal cord.
(3) Twelve pairs of cranial nerves.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3:
a. 1 and 2 only
3. Which of the following are components of the peripheral nervous system? (1) Spinal cord.
(2) Thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves. (3) Autonomic nerves.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3:
c. 2 and 3 only
4. Which of the following supplies the striated skeletal muscles?
a. Meningeal cranial nerve.
b. Hypoglossal cranial nerve. c. Autonomic nervous system.
d. Somatic nervous system.:
d. Somatic nervous system.
5. The smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular epithelial tissue are controlled by the
a. olfactory cranial nerve b. vagus cranial nerve
c. autonomic nervous system
d. somatic nervous system:
c. autonomic nervous system
6. The basic unit of the nervous system is the
, a. neuron
b. glioma
c. meningi
d. corpus callosum:
a. neuron
7. What is the myelin sheath?
a. The basic unit of the nervous system.
b. The innermost layer of the protective covering of the CNS.
c. A fatty insulation covering of the axon.
d. A long, threadlike extension of the nerve cell.:
c. A fatty insulation covering of the axon.
8. Deterioration of the myelin sheath is a characteristic abnormality of
a. meningitis
b. neoplasm
c. osteomyelitis
d. multiple sclerosis:
d. multiple sclerosis
9. The largest part of the brain is the a. cerebellum
b. cerebrum c. medulla
d. pons: b. cerebrum
10. Which portion of the brain lies between the cerebrum and the spinal cord?
a. Brainstem. b. Cerebellum.
c. Basal ganglia.
d. Diencephalon.:
a. Brainstem.
11. What are the basal ganglia?
a. The portion of the brain between the cerebrum and the spinal cord.
b. The portion of the brain between the cerebrum and the midbrain.
c. Islands of gray matter deep within the white matter of the cerebrum.
d. Islands of white matter deep within the gray matter of the cerebellum.:
c. Islands of gray matter deep within the white matter of the cerebrum.
12. Which of the following are parts of the basal ganglia? (1) Globus pallidus.
(2) Caudate nuclei. (3) Putamen.
a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, and 3: d. 1, 2, and 3
