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Test Questions on Autonomic Nervous System MCAT Questions
Question 1 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 2 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 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is NOT related to the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The sympathetic division (fight-or-flight) originates from thoracic/lumbar regions with long postganglionic fibers, but digestion is primarily parasympathetic (rest-and-digest).
Question 5 of 5
The fatty substance that insulates and speeds up the conduction of nerve impulses along the axon is called:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Myelin, produced by Schwann cells (PNS) or oligodendrocytes (CNS), insulates axons and speeds conduction. Neurilemma aids regeneration, synapse is a gap, and C is a duplicate.