CETP Exam Review Questions with
Complete Answers
Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration & expiration. The thick,
dome-shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from the thorax is the...
A. sternocleidomastoid
B. Levator costarum longis
C. serratus posterior superior
D. pectoralis major
E. diaphragm - -E. diaphragm
-Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by the cranial nerves ...
A. V,VII
B. XI, XII
C. X, XI
D. IX, X
E. VIII, X - -D. IX (glossopharyngeal), X (vagus) --> these CN's make up the
pharyngeal plexus
-The primary muscle of the lips is the...
A. orbicularis oris
B. buccinator
C. levator labii superioris
D. zygomatic major - -A. orbicularis oris
-The neurons that transmit information away from the brain are called...
A. afferent neurons
B. efferent neurons
C. primary neurons
D. secondary neurons
E. peripheral neurons - -B. efferent neurons
-An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the
hypothalamus (which controls emotions) and the thalamus (which relays
sensory impulses to various portions of the cerebral cortex) is called the ...
A. mesencephalon
B. diencephalon
C. inferior cerebellar peduncle
D. superior cerebellar peduncle
E. postcentral gyrus - -B. diencephalon
-The corpus striatum of the basal ganglia is composed of 3 nuclear masses,
which are the...
A. globus pallidus, caudate nucleus, and putamen
, B. putamen, caudate nucleus, and basal ganglia
C. supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, and putamen
D. substantia nigra, angular gyrus, and globus pallidus - -A. globus pallidus,
caudate nucleus, and putamen
-The structure that regulates body posture, equilibrium, and coordinated
fine motor movements is the ...
A. angular gyrus
B. corticospinal tract
C. circle of Willis
D. cerebellum
E. supramarginal gyrus - -D. cerebellum
-The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the...
A. corpus callosum & basal ganglia
B. corpus striatum
C. caudate nucleus & globus pallidus
D. substantia nigra
E. lateral surface of the cortex - -A. corpus callosum & basal ganglia
-The middle cerebral artery supplies blood to the... - -Entire lateral surface
of the cortex, including major regions of the frontal lobe. MCA is the biggest
branch of the internal carotid artery. It supplies blood to major areas
involved with motor & sensory functions + language, speech & hearing
functions (i.e., motor cortex in the precentral gyrus, Broca's area, the
primary auditory cortex, Wernicke's area, the supramarginal gyrus, the
angular gyrus, somatosensory cortex).
Damage may result in strokes, aphasia, reading & writing deficits,
contralateral hemiplegia, impaired sense of pain, temp, touch & position.
-The laryngopharynx and the oropharynx add resonance to sounds produced
by the larynx. The nasopharynx adds noticeable resonance to which sounds?
A. k, g, t, d
B. r, l, y
C. f, sh, s
D. m, n, ng
E. w, y, r - -D. m, n, ng
-These are composed of a ring of connective tissue and muscle extending
from the tips of the arytenoid cartilages to the larynx. They separate the
laryngeal vestibule from the pharynx and help preserve the airway.
A. Ventricular folds
B. true vocal folds
C. lamina propria
D. infrahyoids