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Nervous System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
corneal sensation synapses in which ganglion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Corneal sensation (via ophthalmic nerve, V1) synapses in the trigeminal ganglion, the sensory root of CN V.
Question 2 of 5
Corneal sensation synapses in which ganglion
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Corneal sensation (V1) synapses in the trigeminal ganglion (option e), the sensory root of CN V.
Question 3 of 5
The ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The ophthalmic division (V1) gives branches like lacrimal and supraorbital, some with sympathetic fibers, entering via the superior orbital fissure.
Question 4 of 5
Neurons come in which different type(s)?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Neurons are classified as sensory (afferent, transmitting sensory input to the CNS) and motor (efferent, transmitting signals to muscles/glands). 'Skeletal' is not a neuron type; thus, 'A and B' (sensory and motor) is correct.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a genetic disease that causes neurons in the brain to waste away and die?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Huntington disease is a genetic disorder (CAG repeat mutation) causing progressive degeneration of neurons, especially in the basal ganglia and cortex. MS is autoimmune, polio is viral, and encephalitis is inflammatory, not genetic.