NeuroanatomySaenzQuizbank2002

1.Theanteriorsurfaceofthemidbrainisformedbythe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Tectum
b)Tegmentum
c)Superiorcerebellarpeduncle
d)Reticularformation
e)Cerebellarpeduncle
2.Truncalataxiaisseeninpatientswithlesionsofthe[appearedon2002/02]
a)VPLofthethalamus
b)Mediallongitudinalfasciculus(MLF)
c)Vermis
d)Pons
e)Spinalcord
3.Itformstheroofofthe3rdventricle
a)Corpuscallosum
b)Laminaterminalis
c)Cerebellaraqueduct
d)Tubercinereum
e)Fornix
4.Itisthemostfrequentlocationofhypertensivehemorrhages
a)Cerebellarcortex
b)Globosenucleus
c)Dentatenucleus
d)Floorofthe4thventricle
e)Vermis
5.Whichcranialnerveisthemostcommonlyaffectedinpatientswithacranialbasefracture
affectingtheanteriorcranialfossa
a)Opticnerve
b)Ophthalamicnerve
c)Olfactorynerve
d)Oculomotornerve
e)Abducensnerve
6.Itislocatedbetweentheglobuspallidusandtheexternalcapsule[appearedon2002/02]
a)Internalcapsule
b)Subthalamus
c)Substantianigra
d)Claustrum
e)Putamen
7.Afterenteringthespinalcordthefibersthatconveypainandtemperaturerunin
a)Clarke'stract
b)Fasciculuscuneatus
c)Fasciculusgracilis
d)Lissauer'stract
e)Flesching'stract
8.Itbecomescontinuouswiththeamygdala
a)Putamen
b)Internalcapsule
c)Caudate
d)Externalcapsule
e)Globuspallidus
9.Rigidityiscommonlyseeninpatientswith[appearedon2002/02]
a)Spinalcorddamage
b)Cerebellardamage
c)Brainstemdamage
d)Increasedintracranialpressure
e)Basalgangliadamage
10.Musclecontractioninresponsetoastimulusinvolvesactivationofthealpha,betaandgamma
motorneuronsoflamina
a)VI
b)X
c)VII
d)IV
e)IX
11.Thefollowingcranialnervessinedgustatoryinputtothebrainstem
a)V,VII,IX,X
b)VII,IX,X
c)V,VII,IX,X,XII
d)VII,IX,X,XII
e)VII,IX,X,XI,XII
12.Thelightreflexcenterislocatedinthe
a)Medulla

b)Pons
c)Mamillaryregion
d)Pretectalregion
e)Diencephalon
13.Itcontrolsconjugateeyemovementreflexlyinrepsonsetoheadmovementandtothepositionof
theheadinspace[appearedon2002/02]
a)Mediallongitudinalfasciculus(MLF)
b)Gower'stract
c)Flesching'stract
d)Centraltegmentaltract
e)Spinothalamictract
14.Whichofthefollowingtractshasstrongfascilitatingeffectsonmotoneuronsinnervating
antigravitymuscles
a)Medialvestibularspinal
b)Ventralcorticospinal
c)Rubrospinal
d)Tectospinal
e)Gracile
15.Thepericallosalarteryisadirectbranchofthe
a)Anteriorcerebral
b)Middlecerebral
c)Posteriorcerebral
d)Anteriorcommunicating
e)Internalcarotid
16.Theinferiorpertrosalsinusesareinterconnectedbythe
a)Cavernoussinus
b)Superiorsagittalsinus
c)Inferiorsagittalsinus
d)Torcular
e)Basilarplexus
17.Itcontainstheanteriorcerebralandanteriorcommunicatingarteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Carotidcistern
b)Prepontinecistern
c)Quadrigeminalcistern
d)Laminaterminaliscistern
e)Supramarginalgyrus
18.Theventralspinocerebellartractentersthecerebellumthroughthe
a)Brachiumconjunctivum
b)Tectalplate
c)Middlecerebellarpeduncle
d)Restiformbody
e)Juxtarestiformbody
19.Itcurvesaroundtheupturnedendofthesylvianfissure
a)Angulargyrus
b)Cingulategyrus
c)Fusiformgyrus
d)Parsopercularis
e)Supramarginalgyrus
20.Rexed'slaminaXislocatedinthe
a)Posteriorhorn
b)Intermediatezone
c)Anteriorhorn
d)Comissuralarea
21.ItistheinitialcenterofthePapezcircuit
a)Hippocampalformation
b)Cingulategyrus
c)Cingulum
d)Amygdala
e)Thalamus
22.Damagetotheparasympatheticfibersoftheoculomotorwouldresultin
a)Lateralstrabismus
b)Miosis
c)Ptosis
d)Miosisandptosis
e)Ptosisandpupildialation
23.Internuclearophthalmoplegiaispartof
a)Lockedinsyndrome
b)Weber'ssyndrome
c)Foville'ssyndrome
d)MillardGublersyndrome
e)Parinaud'ssyndrome

24.TheloopofMeyerispartofthe
a)Opticnerve
b)Opticchiasm
c)Optictract
d)Opticradiation
e)Visualcortex
25.Themostfrequentclinicalpictureofpatientswithpinealregiontumorsis
a)Medullarymedicalsectorsyndrome
b)Foville'ssyndrome
c)Weber'ssyndrome
d)Parinaud'ssyndrome
e)Benedikt'ssyndrome
26.It'sfibersformtheafferentlimbofthecornealreflex
a)Ophthalmicnerve
b)Facialnerve
c)Maxillarynerve
d)Mandibularnerve
e)Glossopharyngealnerve
27.Lesionsofthemediallongitudinalfasciculusresultsin[knowthemediallongitudinal
fasciculus]
a)Internuclearophthamoplegia
b)Weber'ssyndrome
c)Parinaud'ssyndrome
d)DejerineRoussysyndrome
e)Wallenberg'ssyndrome
28.Occlusionoftheposterioinferiorcerebellararteryresultsin
a)Foville'ssyndrome
b)Benedikt'ssyndrome
c)Wallenberg'ssyndrome
d)Parinaud'ssyndrome
e)Weber'ssyndrome
29.Itismainlyexcitatorytotheextensoralphamotoneurons[noansweryet]
a)Corticobulbartract
b)Corticotectaltract
c)Spinothalamictract
d)Fasciculusgracilis
e)Reticulospinaltract
30.ItsSVEfibersinnervatethestylohyoidmuscle
a)Facial
b)Trigeminal
c)Glossopharyngeal
d)Vagus
e)Accessory
31.Afterdecussating,fibersfromallthreeacousticstriaejointhe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Mediallemniscus
b)Trigeminallemniscus
c)Laterallemniscus
d)Posteriorlemniscus
e)Anteriorlemniscus
32.Itispartoftheefferentlimbofthegagreflex[appearedon2002/02]
a)Intermediatenerve
b)Glossopharyngealnerve
c)Trigeminalnerve
d)Vagusnerve
e)Accessorynerve
33.Agiantanuerysmofthesuperiorcerebellararterycancompressthe
a)Abducens
b)Trochlear
c)Oculomotor
d)Facial
e)Glossopharyngeal
34.Thearchicerebellumreceivesafferentfibersfromthe
a)Cineocerebellartract
b)Trigeminocerebellartract
c)Corticopontinefibers
d)Vestibulocerebellartract
e)Rostralspinocerebellartract
35.Thestriatumisformedbythe[appearedon2002/02]
a)PutamenandCaudate
b)Putamenandglobuspallidus
c)Caudateandglobuspallidus
d)Lentiformnucleiandthalamus

e)Subthalamusandcaudate
36.FeaturesofHorner'ssyndromeinclude[appearedon2002/02]
a)Ptosis,miosis,hyperhidrosis
b)Ptosis,miosis,absenceofcornealreflex
c)Ptosis,miosis,anhydrosis
d)Ptosis,dilationofthepupil,anhydrosis
e)Ptosis,dilationofthepupil,hyperhydrosis
37.Whichofthefollowinggangliagivesrisetothecarotidplexus
a)Superiorcervical
b)Middlecervical
c)Stellate
d)Inferiorcervical
e)Firstthoracic
38.Acorticallesionaffectingthestriatecortexproduces[appearedon2002/02]
a)Ipsilateralblindness
b)Contralateralblindness
c)Heteronymoushemianopsia
d)Homonymoushemianopsia
e)Lossofpupillaryreflexes
39.Thestellateganglionisformedbythe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Superiorandmiddlecervicalganglia
b)Superiorandinferiorcervicalganglia
c)Middleandinferiorcervicalganglia
d)Inferiorcervicalandfirstthoracicganglia
e)Middlecervicalandfirstthoracicganglia
40.Itistheterminalbranchofthebasilarartery
a)Anteriorcerebral
b)Middlecerebral
c)Posteriorcerebral
d)Anteriorcerebellar
e)Posteroinferiorcerebellar
41.Inferiorsagittalsinus
a)Itreceivesbloodfromthemiddlesuperficialcerebralvein
b)Liesintheattachedborderofthecerebellarfalx
c)Drainsintothetransversesinus
d)Runsinthefreeedgeofthecerebralfalx
e)Drainsintotheinternaljugularvein
42.Cavernoussinus
a)Itreceivesbloodfromthemiddlesuperficialcerebralvein
b)Liesintheattachedborderofthecerebellarfalx
c)Drainsintothetransversesinus
d)Runsinthefreeedgeofthecerebralfalx
e)Drainsintotheinternaljugularvein
43.Occipitalsinus
a)Itreceivesbloodfromthemiddlesuperficialcerebralvein
b)Liesintheattachedborderofthecerebellarfalx
c)Drainsintothetransversesinus
d)Runsinthefreeedgeofthecerebralfalx
e)Drainsintotheinternaljugularvein
44.Superiorpetrosalsinus
a)Itreceivesbloodfromthemiddlesuperficialcerebralvein
b)Liesintheattachedborderofthecerebellarfalx
c)Drainsintothetransversesinus
d)Runsinthefreeedgeofthecerebralfalx
e)Drainsintotheinternaljugularvein
45.Inferiorpetrosalsinus
a)Itreceivesbloodfromthemiddlesuperficialcerebralvein
b)Liesintheattachedborderofthecerebellarfalx
c)Drainsintothetransversesinus
d)Runsinthefreeedgeofthecerebralfalx
e)Drainsintotheinternaljugularvein
46.Thepallidumprojectstothecerebralcortexthrough[appearedon2002/02]
a)TheVPLofthalamus
b)TheVPMofthethalamus
c)Thereticularnucleusofthethalamus
d)Theventralanteriornucleusofthethalamus
e)TheDLofthethalamus
47.Thecorticomedialpartoftheamygdalareceivesinputfromthe
a)Thalamus
b)Hypothalamus
c)Reticularformation

d)Olfactorystria
48.GuillainBarresyndrometypicallyaffectsthe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Posteriorhorns
b)Lateralhorns
c)Anteriorhorns
d)Internalcapsule
e)Coronaradiata
49.NeuronsofthenucleusdorsalisofClarkegiveorigintothe
a)Spinothalamictract
b)Gracilefasciculus
c)Dorsalspinocerebellartract
d)Ventralspinocerebellartract
e)Rostralspinocerebellartract
50.Fibersfromthecorticospinaltractsynapsewiththe
a)Inferiorcolliculus
b)Superiorolive
c)Olive
d)Nucleusambiguous
e)Superiorcolliculus
51.Thefibersofthespinalnucleusandthetrigeminalnervesynapseprimarilywith
a)VPL
b)VPM
c)Anteriornucleus
d)Reticularnucleus
e)Centromediannucleus
52.Thenucleusambiguousisrelatedtothefollowingfunctionalcomponentsofthevagalsystem
a)SVE
b)SVEandGVE
c)SVAandGSA
d)GSAandGSE
e)SVAandGSE
53.Alesionoftherightpyramidisgoingtoresultin[appearedon2002/02]
a)Leftexteroceptivedeficit
b)Leftproprioceptivedeficit
c)Leftmotordeficit
d)Rightmotordeficit
e)Rightexteroceptivedeficit
54.Thetransversepontinefibersentersthecerebellumthroughthe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Superiorcerebellarpeduncle
b)Pontinereticularformation
c)Medialreticulospinaltract
d)Middlecerebellarpeduncle
e)Inferiorcerebellarpeduncle
55.AlesionofBroadman'sarea39isgoingtoresultin[appearedon2002/02]
a)Ipsilateralneglectsyndrome
b)Contralateralneglectsyndrome
c)Ipsilateralmotordeficit
d)Ipsilateralmotordeficit
e)Noneoftheabove
56.ThelineofGennariislocatedinthe
a)Olfactorycortex
b)Somatosensorycortex
c)Visualcortex
d)Hearingcortex
e)Gustatorycortex
57.Themainefferentconnectionsofthehypothalamusarecarriedbythe
a)Fornix
b)Thalamus
c)Subthalamus
d)Anteriorcommissure
e)Posteriorcommissure
58.Itisessentialfortheformationofnewmemoriesandlearning
a)Amygdala
b)Hippocampus
c)Subiculum
d)Cingulum
e)Dentategyrus
59.TastefibersoftheIXcranialnervehavethercellbodiesinthe
a)Nodoseganglion
b)Petrosalganglion
c)Geniculateganglion

d)Pterygopalatineganglion
e)Oticganglion
60.Basedontheirfunctions,whichofthefollowingcranialnervenucleiwouldyouexpecttofind
lateraltothesulcuslimitans
a)Hypoglossalnucleus
b)Spinaltrigeminalnucleus
c)Abducensnucleus
d)NucleusofEdingerWestphal
61.Thelargebundleofaxonsthatrunsupwardfromthecerebellumintothemidbraintegmentumis
the[mayhaveappearedon2002/02]
a)Superiorcerebellarpeduncle
b)Middlecerebellarpeduncle
c)Inferiorcerebellarpeduncle
d)Mediallongitudinalfasciculus
62.SensorynervefiberscarryingsensationfromalltheteethentertheCNSatthe
a)Spinalcord
b)Medulla
c)Pons
d)Midbrain
e)Cerebellum
63.Thisnervehasfibersthatextendintothreedifferentsensorycranialnervenucleiinthepons
a)Trigeminal
b)Abducens
c)Facial
d)Vestibulocochlear
e)Glossopharyngeal
64.WhichofthesecranialnervesDOESNOTprovideanysensoryormotorinnervationtothetongue
a)VII
b)VIII
c)IX
d)X
e)XII
65.Astrokethatdestroysthelateralmedulla(PICAsyndrome)ismostlikelytocause
a)Alteredeyemovements
b)Paralysisofipsilateraltongue
c)Facialparalysis
d)Dizzinessandhearingproblemsonthesideofthedamage
66.Axonsinthespinalcordwhitemattermayhavetheircellbodiesinanyofthefollowing
locationsEXCEPT
a)Dorsalhorn
b)Paravertebralchainganglia
c)Cerebralcortex
d)Intermediategraymatter
67.ApatienthasameningiomagrowinginthevertebralcanalattheleveloftheL4vertebral
body.Whichspinalcordreflexmightbereducedinintensitybecauseofdirectcompressiondamage
tomotorneuronsintheadjacentspinalcordsegments
a)Flexorreflexhand
b)Bicepsreflex
c)Kneejerkreflex
d)Anklejerkreflex
e)Noneoftheaboveaffected
68.Whichoneofthefollowingspinalcordsegmentshasthelongestdorsal/ventralrootlets[email
gmb1994@aol.comwiththeanswer]
a)C2
b)T8
c)L5
d)S4
69.Brodmann'sarea43isrelatedtothe
a)Olfactorysystem
b)Gustatorysystem
c)Vestibularsystem
d)Proprioceptivesystem
e)Vagalsystem
70.Itistheoriginoftheinterstitiospinaltract
a)NucleusofPerlia
b)NucleusofDarkschewitz
c)Nucleusofcajal
d)Medialvestibularnucleus
e)Lateralvestibularnucleus
71.Neuronsinthelateralpartofthecerebellarhemisphereprojectmainlytothe
a)Vermis

b)Dentatenucleus
c)Fastigialnucleus
d)Globosenucleus
e)Interposednucleus
72.Theganglionofscarpahasthecellbodiesofthe
a)Facialnerve
b)Glossopharyngealnerve
c)Vagusnerve
d)Hypoglossalnerve
e)Vestibularnerve
73.Itformsthedorsalpartofthewallofthe3rdventricle[knowallthebordersofthe3rd
ventricle,tentorium,tegmentum,tectum]
a)Thalamus
b)Epithalamus
c)Laminaterminalis
d)Tubercinereum
e)Hypothalamus
74.Whichofthefollowingisnotacomponentofthelumbarcistern[knowcister]
a)CSF
b)Caudaequina
c)Spinalcord
d)Filumterminale
e)Subarachnoidspace
75.Thefacialcolliculusisformedbyfibersofthefacialnervesurroundingthenucleusofthe
a)Oculomotornerve
b)Trochlearnerve
c)Vestibularnerve
d)Glossopharyngealnerve
e)Abducensnerve
76.Medialstriatearteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcerebralartery
b)Middlecerebralartery
c)Posteriorcerebralartery
d)Basilarartery
e)Internalcarotidartery
77.Lateralstriatearteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcerebralartery
b)Middlecerebralartery
c)Posteriorcerebralartery
d)Basilarartery
e)Internalcarotidartery
78.Thalamoperforatingarteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcerebralartery
b)Middlecerebralartery
c)Posteriorcerebralartery
d)Basilarartery
e)Internalcarotidartery
79.Thalamogeniculatearteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcerebralartery
b)Middlecerebralartery
c)Posteriorcerebralartery
d)Basilarartery
e)Internalcarotidartery
80.Circumflexarteries[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcerebralartery
b)Middlecerebralartery
c)Posteriorcerebralartery
d)Basilarartery
e)Internalcarotidartery
81.Itrunsfromtheposteriorendofthecavernoussinustothetransversesinus
a)Superiorpetrosalsinus
b)Straightsinus
c)Inferiorpetrosalsinus
d)Sphenoparietalsinus
e)Temporalsinus
82.FosterKennedysyndromeischaracterizedby[appearedon2002/02]
a)Ipsilateralanosmiaandopticatrophyandcontralateralpapilledema
b)Contralateralanosmiaandopticatrophyandipsilateralpapilledema
c)Ipsilateralopticatrophyandastereognosis
d)Contralateralastereognosisandipsilateralpapilledema
e)Noneoftheabove

83.Alesionaffectingtherightmediallemniscusresultsin
a)Rightsidedlossoftactilediscrimination
b)Leftsidedlossofpainandtemperature
c)Rightsidedlossofpainandtemperature
d)Leftsidedlossoftactilediscrimination
84.Thesurgicaltreatmentofthetetheredcordsyndromeistransectionofthe
a)Denticulateligaments
b)Caudaequina
c)Conusmedullaris
d)Filumterminale
e)Coccygealligament
85.Spinalshockisaclassicalfindinginpatientswith
a)Anteriorcordsyndrome
b)Centralcordsyndrome
c)Dorsolateralcordsyndrome
d)Transectionofspinalcord
e)Brownsequardsyndrome
86.ItcarnestheSVAfibersofthefacialnerve[knowGreaterpetrosalnerve,Chordatympani
nerve]
a)Greaterpetrosalnerve
b)Chordatympaninerve
c)Lingualnerve
d)Zygomaticnerve
87.Cellbodiesoffibersinnervatingthecorneaarelocatedinthe
a)Gasserianganglion
b)Mesencephalicnucleus
c)Mainsensorynucleus
d)Nucleusofthespinaltract
e)Maxillarynerve
88.Theoptictractpassesthroughthe
a)Anteriorlimboftheinternalcapsule
b)Posteriorlimboftheinternalcapsule
c)Sublenticularpartoftheinternalcapsule
d)Retrolenticularpartoftheinternalcapsule
e)Genuoftheinternalcapsule
89.Theciliospinalcenterislocatedat
a)C8andT1spinalcordsegments
b)C5andC7spinalcordsegments
c)T8andT10spinalcordsegments
d)L1andL2spinalcordsegments
90.Whichofthefollowingstructuresformstheacoustictubercle
a)Lateralcochlearnucleus
b)Ventralcochlearnucleus
c)Restiformbody
d)Dorsalcochlearnucleus
e)Juxtarestiformbody
91.Asitdecussatesitformsthetrapezoidbody[appearedon2002/02]
a)Laterallemniscus
b)Centraltegmentaltract
c)Ventralacousticstria
d)Dorsalacousticstria
e)Mediallemniscus
92.ThenucleusdosalisofClarkeislocatedin
a)TheanteriorhornofT1L2
b)ThebaseoftheposteriorhornofT1L2
c)ThebaseoftheposteriorhornofT1L2
d)Thelateralhorn
e)Theventralwhitematter
93.Postsynapticfibersfromthisganglioninnervatethelacrimalgland
a)Otic
b)Ciliary
c)Pterygopalatine
d)Submandibular
e)Tympanic
94.Thesuperiorpartoftheorbicularisaculiisinnervatedbythe
a)Temporalbranchofthefacial
b)Zygomaticbranchofthefacial
c)Lacrimalbranchofoculomotor
d)Supraorbitalnerve
e)Infraorbitalnerve
95.Whichofthefollowingconstitutesthelentiformnucleus

a)Caudateandputamen
b)Caudateandpallidum
c)Putamenandsubstantianigra
d)Putamenandpallidum
e)Pallidusandsubstantianigra
96.ThetransversetemporalgyriofHerschlcontaincellbodiesofneuronswhoseprimaryfunction
is
a)Visual
b)Auditory
c)Sensorysomesthetic
d)Visceralsensory
e)Taste
97.TransectionoflowermotorneuronsLEASTlikelyresultin
a)Babinski'ssign
b)Fibrillations
c)Areflexia
d)Muscleatrophy
e)Flaccidparalysis
98.ThefollowingisthesiteofemergenceoftheIXcranialnerve
a)Pontomedullarysuclus
b)Cerebellopontineangle
c)FlooroftheIVventricle
d)Preolivarysuclus
e)Postolivarysulcus
99.Whichofthefollowinggyriislocatedbetweentheinferiortemporalsulcusandthecollateral
fissure[appearedon2002/02;FusiformgyrusandHippocampalgyrusanswerchoiceswereinverted]
a)Fusiformgyrus
b)Hippocampalgyrus
100.Thefollowingstructureseparatesthelentiformnucleusfromtheheadofthecaudatenucleus
[notsureifthisappearedon2002/02]
a)Thalamus
b)Lateralventricle
c)Posteriorlimboftheinternalcapsule
d)Externalcapsule
e)Anteriorlimboftheinternalcapsule
101.Thestraightsinusdrainsintothe
a)Confluenceofthesinuses
b)Superiorpetrosalsinus
c)Inferiorpetrosalsinus
d)Transversesinus
e)GreatveinofGalen
102.ItcontainstheveinofGalen[knowthebordersoftheQuadrigeminalcistern]
a)Cruralcistern
b)Ambienscistern
c)Supracerebellarcistern
d)Sylviancistern
e)Quadrigeminalcistern
103.Brodman'sarea22[knowBrodman'sarea39]
a)Apraxia
b)Ageusia
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Tactileagnosia
e)Lossofinitiativeandjudgement
104.Brodman'sarea43[knowBrodman'sarea39]
a)Apraxia
b)Ageusia
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Tactileagnosia
e)Lossofinitiativeandjudgement
105.Brodman'sarea6[knowBrodman'sarea39]
a)Apraxia
b)Ageusia
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Tactileagnosia
e)Lossofinitiativeandjudgement
106.Prefrontalcortes[knowBrodman'sarea39]
a)Apraxia
b)Ageusia
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Tactileagnosia
e)Lossofinitiativeandjudgement

107.Superiorparietallobule[knowBrodman'sarea39]
a)Apraxia
b)Ageusia
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Tactileagnosia
e)Lossofinitiativeandjudgement
108.Thefollowingtracthasautonomicparasympatheticprojections
a)Corticorubral
b)Rubrospinal
c)Tectospinal
d)Medialreticulospinal
e)Lateralreticulospinal
109.Mostofthesymptomsandsignsseeninpatientswithuppermotoneuronlesionsareassociated
withincreasedreactivityof
a)Theinternalcapsule
b)Pyramidalcells
c)Alphamotoneurons
d)Betamotoneurons
e)Gammamotoneurons
110.Thefollowinghasconnectionswiththestriatumviatheexternalcapsule
a)Cerebralcortex
b)Thalamus
c)Substantianigra
d)Subthalamicnucleus
e)Caudatenucleus
111.Ananeurysmarisingfromtheposteriorcommunicatingsegmentoftheinternalcarotidartery
willproduce
a)IpsilateralIIIcranialnervepalsy
b)ContralateralIIIcranialpalsy
c)IpsilateralVIcranialnervepalsy
d)ContralateralVIcranialnervepalsy
e)Ipsilateraltrochlearnervepalsy
112.CSFisabsorbedatthe
a)Superiorsagittalsinus
b)Lateralventricle
c)Thirdventricle
d)Interiorsagittalsinus
e)Arachnoidgranulations
113.Alesionsaffectingtheconusmedullariswillproduce
a)Nonalbladderfuction
b)Spasticbladder
c)Flaccidbladder
d)Urinaryincontinence
114.Hasconnectionswithlimbicsystem
a)Corticospinaltract
b)Corticobulbartract
c)Spinothalamictract
d)Spinoreticulartract
115.Thespinalaccessorynucleusislocatedinthe[knownucleus]
a)Caudalpartofthemedulla
b)Rostralpartofthemedulla
c)AnteriorhornC2toC5
d)AnteriorhornC5toC7
e)Pontinetegmentum
116.Thecellsintheinferiorsalivatorynucleussendtheiraxonsviathe
a)Intermediatenerve
b)Vagusnerve
c)Glossopharyngealnerve
d)Pterygopalatineganglion
e)Spinalnerve
117.Whichofthefollowingarteriesisthemostcommonsiteforberryaneursym
a)Anteriorcommunicating
b)Posteriorcommunicating
c)Anteriorchoroidal
d)Anteriorcerebral
e)Posteriorcerebral
118.Mostoutputformthesuperiorolivarynucleustravelsinthe[knowsuperiorolivary;this
questionwasinvertedwiththeanswerchoiceson2002/02]
a)Mediallemniscus
b)Spinallemniscus
c)Laterallemniscus
d)Trigeminallemniscus

e)Centraltegmentalfasciculus
119.Themaincontributionfrommidbrainstructurestothecentraltegmentalfasciculuscomesfrom
[thereisasimilarquestionon2002/02]
a)Substantianigra
b)EdingerWestphalnucleus
c)NucleusofDarkschewitz
d)Rednucleus
e)Locuscereleus
120.Whichtractisthemainmediatorofnystagmusandconjugatedgaze
a)Centraltegmentalfasciculus
b)Lateralvestibulospinaltract
c)Dorsallongitudinalfasciculus
d)Tectospinaltract
e)Mediallongitudinalfasciculus
121.Binasalhemianopiaresultsfrom
a)Calcifiedinternalcarotidartery
b)Midsagittaltransectionoftheopticchiasm
c)BilateraltransectionofMeyer'sloop
d)Bilateralocclusionofthecalcarineartery
e)Noneoftheabove
122.Whichofthefollowingnucleiisthemainoriginoftheansalenticularis[verysimilar
questiontothisappearedon2002/02]
a)Substantianigra
b)Kollikerfuse
c)Luys'
d)Globuspallidus
e)Nageotte's
123.PhineasGagesyndromeresultsfromalesionwhere
a)Insula
b)Areas39&40
c)Areas28&34
d)Prefrontallobe
e)Nucleusaccumbens
124.Romberg'ssignisseeninlesionsof
a)Lateralreticulospinaltract
b)Dorsalcolumn
c)Ventralcorticospinaltract
d)Lateralreticulospinaltract
e)Rubrospinaltract
125.Theterminalbranchofthemiddlecerebralarterysuppliesthe
a)Superiortemporalgyrus
b)Angulargyrus
c)Area40
d)Postcentralgyrus
e)Primarymotorarea
126.Ipsilateraldeafnessresultsbydestructionof
a)Dorsalandventralcochlearnuclei
b)Corti'sganglion
c)Cochlearnerve
d)Cochlea
e)Alloftheabove
127.KollikerFusenucleusisbestseeninthe
a)Midbrain
b)Pons
c)Medulla
d)Subthalamus
e)Zonaincerta
128.Itistheshortestpartofthebrainstemandcontainscentersassociatedwiththeauditoryand
visualsystems
a)Diencephalon
b)Pons
c)Medulla
d)Midbrain
e)Basalganglia
129.Thepinealglandandthehabenulaarelocatedinthe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Thalamus
b)Hypothalamus
c)Epithalamus
d)Subthalamus
e)Metathalamus
130.Therednucleiarelocatedinthe[appearedon2002/02;knowrednucleus,tectum,peduncle,

tegmentum,substantianigra]
a)Tectum
b)Cerebralpeduncle
c)Midbraintegmentum
d)Superiorcolliculi
e)Substantianigra
131.Thepyriformcortexisrelatedto
a)Auditorysystem
b)Visualsystem
c)Olfactorysystem
d)Gustatorysystem
e)Tactilesystem
132.Whichofthefollowingcranialnervesisrelatedtothediencephalon[appearedon2002/02]
a)I
b)II
c)VIII
d)V
e)VII
133.FromtheVPLnucleusofthethalamus,fibersofthespinothalamictractreachthe
a)Precentralgyrus
b)Superiorfrontalgyrus
c)Middlefrontalgyrus
d)Postcentralgyrus
e)Superiortemporalgyrus
134.Corticostriateprojectionsreachthecaudateandputamenviathe[verysimilartoaquestion
on2002/02]
a)Posteriorlimbofinternalcapsule
b)Globuspallidus
c)Thalamus
d)Substantianigra
e)Externalcapsule
135.Thecellbodiesofthedorsalrootfibersarelocatedinthe
a)Posteriorhorn
b)Intermediatezone
c)Dorsalrootganglia
d)Dorsalrootentryzone
e)Anteriorzone
136.Therostralpartofthesolitarynucleusisrelatedto[knowsolitarynucleusinrelationto
nerves]
a)Taste
b)Secretionoftears
c)Secretionofsaliva
137.Prinaud'ssyndrome
a)Tectalplate
b)Dorsolateralsectorofthemedulla
c)Anterioraspectofthemidbrain
d)Internuclearophthalmoplegia
e)Facialandabducensparalysis
138.Weber'ssyndrome
a)Tectalplate
b)Dorsolateralsectorofthemedulla
c)Anterioraspectofthemidbrain
d)Internuclearophthalmoplegia
e)Facialandabducensparalysis
139.Foville'ssyndrome
a)Tectalplate
b)Dorsolateralsectorofthemedulla
c)Anterioraspectofthemidbrain
d)Internuclearophthalmoplegia
e)Facialandabducensparalysis
140.Wallenberg'ssyndrome
a)Tectalplate
b)Dorsolateralsectorofthemedulla
c)Anterioraspectofthemidbrain
d)Internuclearophthalmoplegia
e)Facialandabducensparalysis
141.Millardsyndrome
a)Tectalplate
b)Dorsolateralsectorofthemedulla
c)Anterioraspectofthemidbrain
d)Internuclearophthalmoplegia
e)Facialandabducensparalysis

142.Alesionofthesupraopticandparaventricularofthehypothalamusnucleiresultsin[know
diabetesinsipidus]
a)Diabetesinsipidus
b)Growthretardation
c)Hypogonadism
d)Visualloss
e)Diabetesmellitus
143.Themajoroutputofthecerebellumgoesthroughthe[knowInferiorcerebellarpeduncle,Middle
cerebellarpeduncle,Superiorcerebellarpeduncle]
a)Inferiorcerebellarpeduncle
b)Middlecerebellarpeduncle
c)Superiorcerebellarpeduncle
d)Interposednuclei
e)Fastigialnucleus
144.Asterognosisisaprominentsigninlesionofthe
a)Anterolateralsystem
b)Corticospinaltract
c)Spinoreticulartract
d)Cuneatetract
e)Lateralcolumnofthespinalcord
145.Alucunarstrokeaffectingtherightsubthalamicnucleusproduces
a)Rightchorea
b)Leftchorea
c)Righthemiballismus
d)Lefthemiballismus
e)Rightathetosis
146.Therightandleftamygdalaareconnectedbythe[appearedon2002/02]
a)Anteriorcommissure
b)Posteriorcommissure
c)Corpuscallosum
d)Forcepsmajor
e)Forcepsminor
147.Itisabranchoftheinternalcarotid
a)Posteriorcerebralartery
b)Posteriorchoroidalartery
c)Anteriorchoroidalartery
d)Pericallosalartery
e)Precentralartery
148.Thecardinalsymptominsyringomyeliais[appearedon2002/02]
a)Lossofproprioception
b)Bilateralmotordeficit
c)Urinaryincontinence
d)Lossofstretchreflexes
e)Sensorydissociation
149.ThecomponentsoftheMLFare[appearedon2002/02]
a)Medialreticulospinal,medial,vestibulospinal,interstitiospinalandtectospinaltracts
150.Thecorticalexteroceptiverepresentationoftheperineumislocatedinthe
a)Precentralgyrus
b)Superiorparietallobule
c)Postcentralgyrus
d)Paracentrallobule
e)Interiorparietallobule
151.TheSVEfunctionalcomponentofthetrigeminalnerveiscarriedbythe[knowSVE]
a)Ophthalmicdivision
b)Maxillarydivision
c)Mandibulardivision
d)Only"Ophthalmicdivision"and"Mandibulardivision"
e)Only"Maxillarydivision"and"Mandibulardivision"
152.Whichofthefollowinginterrelatesthemidbrainwiththecerebellum
a)Brachiumpontis
b)Restiformbody
c)Brachiumconjunctivum
d)Superiorcolliculus
e)Inferiorcolliculus
153.Thisstructureliesburiedatthedepthofthelateralfissureanditissurroundedbythe
limitingsulcus
a)Frontallobe
b)Insula
c)Temporallobe
d)Internalcapsule
e)Trochlearnucleus

154.Themostconspicuousstructureinthemiddlepartoftheponsisthe
a)Transversepontinefibers
b)FlooroftheIVventricle
c)Trigeminalnucleus
d)Rednucleus
e)Trochlearnucleus
155.Themedianeminenceislocatedinthe[knowmedullarypart,pontinepart]
a)FlooroftheIVventricle(medullarypart)
b)Tegmentumofthepons
c)Tectalplate
d)FlooroftheIVventricle(pontinepart)
e)Medulla
156.Whichofthefollowingcranialnerveshasthelongestintracranialcourse
a)Facial
b)Oculomotor
c)Abducens
d)Trochlear
e)Vagus
157.Ithastheleastamountofgraymatter
a)Cervicalsegment
b)Thoracicsegment
c)Lumbarsegment
d)Sacralsegment
158.Theforcepsminorisformedbyfibersofthe[knowforcepsminor]
a)Spleniumofthecorpuscallosum
b)Bodyofthecorpuscallosum
c)Amygdala
d)Rostrumofthecorpuscallosum
e)Interthalamicadhesion
159.Clonusisseeninpatientswith
a)Lowermotoneuronslesion
b)Basalganglialesions
c)Hypthalamicdamage
d)Uppermotoneuronlesions
e)GuillanBarresyndrome
160.Themostcommonlyaffectedinlateraltranstentorialherniations
a)Internalcarotidartery
b)Anteriorcerebralartery
c)Middlecerebralartery
d)Posteriorcerebralartery
e)Basilarartery
161.Itislocatedbeneaththeuncusnearthedorsomedialtipofthetemporallobe
a)Septalregion
b)Fusiformgyrus
c)Cingulategyrus
d)Fornix
e)Amygdala
162.Thehippocampalformationreceivesinputfromallpartsofthecortexthrough
a)Thalamus
b)Hypothalamus
c)Amygdala
d)Septalregion
e)Cingulum
163.LesionofBrodmann'sarea44and45resultsin
a)Ipsilateralmotordeficit
b)Contralateralmotordeficit
c)Fluentaphasia
d)Nonfluentaphasia
164.ItliesadjacenttothetentorialedgeandcontainstheIVandVIcranialnerves[mayhave
appearedon2002/02]
a)Cruralcistern
b)Ambientcistern
c)Quadrigeminalcistern
d)Supracerebellarcistern
e)Premedullarycistern
165.Prosopagnosiaisasymptominbilaterallesionsaffectingthe
a)Hippocampus
b)Amygdala
c)Superiorfrontalgyrus
d)Inferiorparietallobule
e)Lingualgyrus

166.Itrunsfromtheposteriorendofthecavernoussinustothetransversesinus
a)Superiorpetrosalsinus
b)Straightsinus
c)Inferiorpetrosalsinus
d)Sphenoparietalsinus
e)Temporalsinus
167.Whichofthefollowingtractshasstrongfacilitatingeffectsonmotoneuronsinnervating
antigravitymuscles
a)Medialvestibulospinal
b)Ventralcorticospinal
c)Rubrospinal
d)Tectospinal
e)Gracile
168.Mostfibersoftheoptictractendinthe
a)Medialgeniculatebodies
b)Lateralgeniculatebodies
c)LoopofMeyer
d)Visualcortex
e)Occipitallobe
169.Consciousproprioceptionofthelegiscarriedbythe
a)Fasciculuscuneatus
b)Fasciculusgracilis
c)Spinothalamictract
d)Dorsalspinocerebellartract
170.RexedlaminaVIIislocatedinthe
a)Posteriorhorn
b)Posteriorhornandintermediatezone
c)Intermediatezoneonly
d)Anteriorhornandinteriorzone
e)Comissuralarea
171.Theinabilitytorecognizetheposteriorofthelimbsisaprominentsignoflesionaffecting
the[emailgmb1994@aol.comwiththebestanswer]
a)Spinothalamictract
b)Corticospinaltract
c)Trigeminovascularsystem
d)Fasciculusgracilis
172.Spasticityisaprominentsigninlesionsaffectingthe
a)Posteriorhornsofspinalcord
b)Tectospinaltract
c)Spinothalamictract
d)Cuneocerebellartract
e)Corticospinaltract
173.Additionalrememberedtopicsrelatedtothisquizbank:[thesechoicesdonothaveanswers...
emailgmb1994@aol.comwithyorusuggestedanswers]
a)Whatarethelesionsaffectingexteroceptioninlimbs
b)Knowtheorigensofthecranialnerves
c)WhichnervecomesoutattheCerebellarPontineangle
d)Knowthetracts
e)Knowwhatnervesdescussatethroughthethalamusandwheretheyoriginateandterminate
f)Knowreticularformationfunctionsandborders
g)Knowstriatumandwheretheyorginateandterminate
h)WhatarethebordersoftheQuadrigeminalcistern
i)KnowBrodmann'sarea39
j)Whatistheinnervationtothesuperioroblique
k)Knowolivesandtheirborders
l)Knowvagalnerve(generalandspecialdesignations...SVE,GVE,GVA)
m)Knowfigure19onpage29andfigureonpage28fromRidiculouslySimpleNeuroanatomy
n)Knowaboutthethalamusandalllemnisciirelated(Netterplate104105)
o)KnowlesionstoEdinWestphalandleftopticnervewhichresultsinlefteyeptosis(a,bor
both)
p)Manynucleuslocations
q)Whatisthetectummadeof
r)Ididnotseeanycellbodyquestionson2002/02
s)Knowallbordersof3rdventricle
t)Knowthebordersofthetentorium,tegmentum,tectum
u)Knowthecontentsofthefacialcanal...2questionsrelatedtochordatympani...questions
relatedtoallpetrosals
v)Knowthecontentsofthecisterns
w)Knowallthenervesassociatedwiththetaste
x)Knowtheinnervationofthedigestivemuscles(anteriorandposterior)
y)Howistheamygdalaattached

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