Advanced Spinal Cord Quiz
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Q1. Which spinal cord tract controls voluntary fine motor movements of limbs?
- Lateral corticospinal tract
- Spinothalamic tract
- Dorsal column tract
- Vestibulospinal tract
Q2. Which tract carries unconscious proprioceptive information to the cerebellum?
- Corticospinal tract
- Vestibulospinal tract
- Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
- Spinothalamic tract
Q3. Which type of neuron has its cell body in the dorsal root ganglion?
- Interneuron
- First-order sensory neuron
- Motor neuron
- Second-order neuron
Q4. Which spinal cord level is associated with the phrenic nerve innervating the diaphragm?
- C3–C5
- T1–T4
- L2–L4
- C1–C2
Q5. Which gray matter structure processes autonomic (sympathetic) signals?
- Anterior horn
- Posterior horn
- Dorsal horn
- Lateral horn
Q6. Which arterial system supplies the anterior two-thirds of the spinal cord?
- Anterior spinal artery
- Intercostal arteries
- Posterior spinal arteries
- Radicular arteries
Q7. Which fibers cross in the anterior white commissure of the spinal cord?
- Dorsal column fibers
- Corticospinal fibers
- Spinothalamic fibers
- Vestibulospinal fibers
Q8. Which structure anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx?
- Central canal
- Cauda equina
- Filum terminale externum
- Denticulate ligaments
Q9. Which tract carries balance information from the vestibular nuclei to the spinal cord?
- Vestibulospinal tract
- Spinothalamic tract
- Spinocerebellar tract
- Corticospinal tract
Q10. Which condition results from hemisection of the spinal cord, causing ipsilateral motor loss and contralateral pain loss?
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Posterior cord syndrome
- Anterior cord syndrome
- Brown-Séquard syndrome