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