Nerve & Sense QuizOnline version Test your knowledge on nerves and senses. by sqmatoki 1 What do nociceptors detect? a Body position b Temperature changes c Light touch d Pain-causing stimuli 2 What are proprioceptors sensitive to? a Stretch in muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments b Temperature in skin c Light touch on skin d Blood pressure changes 3 How do special senses differ from general senses? a General senses are localized and complex b Special senses are widespread c General senses have no receptors d Special senses have localized, complex receptors 4 What is referred pain? a Pain without any tissue damage b Pain only in the source area c Pain felt in a region different from the source d Pain felt only at night 5 Which nerves are mixed nerves? a Purely sensory nerves b Autonomic nerves only c Nerves with both sensory and motor fibers d Purely motor nerves 6 Which describes somatic afferent fibers? a Motor from brain to muscles b Motor to visceral organs c Sensory from skeletal muscles to brain d Sensory from viscera to brain 7 Can peripheral nerves regenerate after injury? a Only with surgical grafts b No, never c Yes, if cell body and neurolemma are intact d Only in CNS 8 What is true about spinal roots vs. rami? a Rami are purely sensory or motor b Rami carry only autonomic fibers c Roots are purely sensory or motor d Roots carry both sensory and motor 9 Damage to the dorsal root alone causes a: a Motor deficit b No deficit c Autonomic failure d Sensory deficit 10 Damage to the ventral root alone causes a: a No deficit b Motor deficit c Autonomic failure d Sensory deficit
