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Neuroanatomy Spotter Exam Revision > General Quiz > Flashcards

General Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

What is the order of the meningeal layers and CSF from skull to brain

A

Dura, arachnoid, CSF, pia

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2
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What are the frontal and temporal lobes divided by?

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The lateral sulcus

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3
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What does the limbic system include?

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The amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus

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4
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The parahippocampal gyrus is part of what?

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The limbic system

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5
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What is the left hemisphere dominant for in the majority of right-handed people?

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Language

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6
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A lesion to the left precentral gyrus is mostly likely to result in what?

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Loss of motor control on the right hand side of the body

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7
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Blood is supplied to Broca’s area via what?

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Middle cerebral artery

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8
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The inferior and superior saggittal sinuses are contained within the what?

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Lateral sulcus

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9
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The olfactory nerve receives afferent information via what?

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The cribiform plate in the anterior cranial fossa

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10
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The optic nerves enter the skull via what?

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The optic canal in the anterior cranial fossa

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11
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The posterior cranial fossa contains what?

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The cerebellum and brainstem

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12
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Eye movements are controlled by which cranial nerves?

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Oculomotor (3) and Trochlear (4)

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13
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How does the lateral rectus move the eye?

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Laterally to look away from the body

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14
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The vertebral arteries, anterior and posterior spinal arteries and the spinal cord pass through which skull foramina?

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The foramen magnum

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15
Q

The superior orbital fissure carries which cranial nerves?

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Oculomotor (3), Trochlear (4), Trigeminal A branch: opthalamic (5) and the Abducens (6)

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16
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The semi-circular canals within the inner ear control what?

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Balance

17
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The superior and inferior colliculi (corpora quadrigemina) on the dorsal surface of the brainstem are part of the what?

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Pupillary relfex and auditory pathways respectively

18
Q

What are the two main functions of the medulla?

A

Respiration and heart rate

19
Q

The trigeminal nerve is invovled in what?

A

Facial sensation

20
Q

Which nerves are PURELY SENSORY?

A

Olfactory (1), Optic (2) and Vestibulocochlear (8)

21
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What are the gracile and cuneate tubercles (gracile and cuneate fasciculi) on the dorsal surface of the medulla?

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Ascending afferent pathways conveying sensory information from the legs and arms respectively

22
Q

Which cranial nerves exit the skull via the interal acoustic meatus?

A

Facial (7) and Vestibulocochlear (8)

23
Q

Mid-saggital transection of the optic chiasm is likely to result in?

A

Bitemporal hemianopia (no vision in outer half of both eyes)

24
Q

The pyramids on the ventral surface of the medulla are a swelling marking what?

A

A swelling marking the position of the underlying descending (efferent) corticospinal tracts

25
Q

The 3rd and 4th ventricles filled with CSF are connected via what?

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Cerebral aqueduct running through the midbrain

26
Q

The band of cells in the tegmentum seen when viewing a horizontal slice through the crus cerebri (cerebral peduncles) are responsible for the production of dopamine from the what?

A

Substantia nigra

27
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Two important functions of the cerebellum are what?

A

Motor learning and balance

28
Q

The primary cortex and somatosensory cortex are separated by what?

A

The central sulcus

29
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The largest white matter bundle connecting the two brain hemispheres is what?

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The corpus callosum

30
Q

Primary motor cortex responsible for the lips is located bilaterally in what?

A

Ventrolateral precentral gyrus

31
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The medial and lateral geniculate bodies invovled in relaying auditory and visual information respectively are part of what?

A

Thalamus

32
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The cerebellum is supplied with blood via what?

A

Branches of the basilar and vertebral arteries

33
Q

Severe memory impairment most commonly occurs with lesions of what?

A

The hippocampus

34
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The lentiform nucleus is comprised of what?

A

Putamen and globus pallidus

35
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The limbic system is mainly involved in what?

A

Emotion and memory

36
Q

The floor of the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle is formed by what?

A

The head of the caudate nucleus

37
Q

The amygdala is classically associated with the perception of what?

A

Fear

38
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What is an example of a basil ganglia disorder?

A

Alzheimer’s Disease

39
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Whar does the internal capsule separate?

A

The thalamus and caudate from the putamen

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