Anatomy Flashcards
(39 cards)
What lobe contains the auditory cortex?
A) Parietal
B) Occipital
C) Temporal
D) Frontal
C
What bundle of fibers connects broca’s area to Wernicke’s?
A) Internal Capsule
B) Corpus Callosum
C) Superior longitudinal Fasciculus
D) Arcuate fibers
D
The cerebral cortex can have up to ___ laminae (layers)
A) 24
B) 12
C) 6
D) 18
C
The principal output neurons of the cerebral cortex are…
A) Stellate cells
B) Pyramidal Cells
C) Purkinje Cells
D) Fusiform cells
B
The corpus callosum is an example of…
A) Long association fibers
B) Commissural Fibers
C) Projection fibers
D) Short Association fibers
B
Where is the olive?
A) Pons
B) Medulla
C) Cerebellum
D) Midbrain
B
Motor FIbers extend down the ___ surface of the brainstem.
A) Dorsal
B) ventricular
C) Ventral
D) Lateral
C
Climbing fibers in the cerebellum originate from the…
A) Red nucleus
B) Inf. olivary Nucleus
C) Gracilis and cuneate nuclei
D) Lateral cuneate nucleus
B
Muscle tone is the primary function of which cerebellar lobe?
A) Spinocerebellum
B) vestibulocerebellum
C) Neocerebellum
D) Pontocerebellum
B
Which cerebellar nucleus is biggest in humans?
A) Globose
B) Embolliform
C) Fastigial
D) Dentate
D
The sacral elements of the spinal cord may be crushed by a fracture of which vertebrae?
A) S1
B) L1
C) L5
D) L3
B
The lamina of rexed (Spinal lamina of gray matter) that collectively form the posterior horn of the spinal cord are…
A) I - VI
B) II - VII
C) I - V
D) I, II
A
Blood drains out from the cranium through the…
A) Emissary vein
B) Basilar Plexus
C) Internal jugular V.
D) Superior Sagittal sinus
C
Which artery passes along the lateral sulcus?
A) internal carotid
B) Anterior Cerebral
C) Posterior Cerebral
D) Middle Cerebral
D
Which artery passes over the corpus callosum?
A)Middle Cerebral
B) Anterior Cerebral
C) Basilar
D) Posterior cerebral
B
How much CSF is flowing through the ventricles, subarachnoid space and cisterns at any given time?
A) 1 L
B) 150 mL
C) 35 mL
D) 800 mL
B
Where is the lateral ventricle located?
A) Mesencephalon
B) telencephalon
C) Diencephalon
D) Metencephalon
B
Which of the following should be at low concentrations in teh CSF?
A) Protein
B) Sodium
C) Chloride
D) Potassium
A
the cerebellum is an outgrowth of whihc embryonic brain vesicle?
A) Prosencephalon
B) Mesencephalon
C) Metencephalon
D) Diencephalon
C
How soon after conception does the nervous system begin to develop?
A) 9 weeks
B) 7 weeks
C) 3 weeks
D) 5 weeks
C
The corneal reflex involves which cranial nerve pathway?
A) CN V afferent and CN VII efferent
B) CN VIII afferent and CN VI efferent
C) CN X afferent and Cn IX efferent
D) CN II afferenta and CN III efferent
A
Which CN innervates muscles of mastication?
A) Vagus
B) Vestibulocochlear
C) Facial
D) Trigeminal
D
Identify the ascending pathway for the conscious awareness of pain originating from the eyebrow.
A) Trigeminal nerve - pontine trigeminal nucleus- VPM of the thalamus - Primary sensory area
B) Facial Nerve - Geniculate ganglion - Spinal trigeminal nucleus - Primary sensory area
C) Ophthalmic nerve- trigeminal ganglion - Mesencephalic nucleus of V- primary sensory area
D) Ophthalmic nerve - trigeminal ganglion - spinal trigemnial nucleus- primary sensory area
D
Which structure is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve?
A) hyoglossus Muscle
B) Free enrev endings, mucosa of the tongue
C) Stylopharyngeus muscle
D) Taste buds, posterior third of the tongue
A
