Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Most nerves are motor nerves.
2. A nerve fiber is enclosed in its own fibrous sleeve called perineurium.
3. A ganglion is a swelling along a nerve containing the cell bodies of peripheral neurons.
4. A dermatome is a nerve innervating a specific region in the skin.
5. Posterior root ganglia contain somas of unipolar neurons.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

Anatomy & Physiology

You might also like to view...

The absorptive effectiveness of the small intestine is enhanced by increasing the surface area of the mucosal lining. Which of the following accomplish this task?

A) the vast array of digestive enzymes B) the rugae and haustra C) villi, and microvilli D) Brunner's glands and Peyer Patches

Anatomy & Physiology

The ventral root of a spinal nerve transmits ________ information ________ the spinal cord.

A) motor; toward B) visceral; toward C) sensory; away from D) sensory; toward E) motor; away from

Anatomy & Physiology

Prostate cancer can physically affect both men and women

a. true b. false

Anatomy & Physiology

Vasopressin

a. secretion is stimulated by a water deficit. b. increases the permeability of the distal and collecting tubules to water. c. increases the permeability of the late portion of the collecting tubule to urea. d. both (a) and (b) above. e. all of these answers.

Anatomy & Physiology