BMD 252 - Exam 1 Questions & Answers
2025/2026
What is the gray matter-white matter pattern of cerebral cortex starting from outside and
moving in towards the central canal? - ANSWERSgray-white-gray
Association fibers serve to connect: - ANSWERSdifferent parts of same cerebral hemisphere *
Which of the following is a shallow groove separating adjacent gyri (ridges)? - ANSWERSsulcus
The filium terminale: - ANSWERSanchors the spinal cord to coccyx
The thin, delicate connective tissue layer directly inferior to the arachnoid space is called: -
ANSWERSpia mater
Which of the following are internal sensory receptors monitoring changes in skeletal muscle
spindle length? - ANSWERSintrafusal muscle fibers
What coarse connective tissue covers groups of nerve fibers known as fascicles? -
ANSWERSperineurium
Vibration, touch, and pressure stimuli are all detected by: - ANSWERSmechanoreceptors
The stretch reflex is also called a _______ reflex. - ANSWERSpatellar
The spinal nerve ventral root contains ________ __________ fibers: - ANSWERSvisceral efferent
2025/2026
What is the gray matter-white matter pattern of cerebral cortex starting from outside and
moving in towards the central canal? - ANSWERSgray-white-gray
Association fibers serve to connect: - ANSWERSdifferent parts of same cerebral hemisphere *
Which of the following is a shallow groove separating adjacent gyri (ridges)? - ANSWERSsulcus
The filium terminale: - ANSWERSanchors the spinal cord to coccyx
The thin, delicate connective tissue layer directly inferior to the arachnoid space is called: -
ANSWERSpia mater
Which of the following are internal sensory receptors monitoring changes in skeletal muscle
spindle length? - ANSWERSintrafusal muscle fibers
What coarse connective tissue covers groups of nerve fibers known as fascicles? -
ANSWERSperineurium
Vibration, touch, and pressure stimuli are all detected by: - ANSWERSmechanoreceptors
The stretch reflex is also called a _______ reflex. - ANSWERSpatellar
The spinal nerve ventral root contains ________ __________ fibers: - ANSWERSvisceral efferent
