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Test Questions on Autonomic Nervous System MCAT Questions
Question 1 of 5
Identify the layers of the meninges in order from deepest to most superficial.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Meninges order is pia mater (deepest), arachnoid mater, dura mater (superficial). Option B is correct: dura, arachnoid, pia is reversed.
Question 2 of 5
The primary motor area is where commands to begin.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The primary motor area (frontal lobe) initiates voluntary skeletal muscle movements, not cardiac or smooth muscle.
Question 3 of 5
Parkinson disease is caused by the destruction of the basal nuclei cells which produce which chemical?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Parkinson’s results from loss of dopamine-producing cells in the substantia nigra (part of basal nuclei), affecting movement.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is NOT a function of the reticular formation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The reticular formation (brainstem) regulates alertness, sleep-wake cycles, and sensory/motor coordination, but emotion processing is limbic.
Question 5 of 5
Identify the cranial nerve that carries sensory information from the inner ear for balance and hearing.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) carries hearing and balance sensory input from the inner ear.