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The vestibulospinal tract is composed of fibers derived from...
A. Superior vestibular nucleus
B. Inferior vestibular nucleus
C. Medial vestibular nucleus
D. Lateral vestibular nucleus
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D. Lateral vestibular nucleus

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Which artery passes over the corpus callosum?
A. Posterior central
B. Basilar
C. Middle cerebral 
D. Anterior cerebral
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D. Anterior cerebral

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What part of the internal capsule lies between the head of the caudate nucleus and putamen? 
A. Anterior limb
B. Genu
C. Posterior limb 
D. Retrolenticular area
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A. Anterior limb

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Gray matter in the midbrain is a...
A. Nucleus
B. Genu 
C. Posterior limb
D. Ganglion
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A. Nucleus

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Which is a stretch receptor?
A. Muscle spindle 
B. Glogi tendon organ
C. Merkel cell
D. Flollicular
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A. Muscle spindle

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Which is not part of the auditory pathway?
A. Superior colliculus 
B. Superior olivary nucleus 
C. Transverse temporal gyrus 
D. Lateral lemniscus
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A. Superior colliculus

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Which of the following should be at low concentration in the cerebral spinal fluid?
A. Potassium
B. Sodium
C. Chloride
D. Proteins
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D. Proteins

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The neurons in the interomediolateral nucleus of S2-S4 are...
A. Preganglionic sympathetic 
B. Interneurons 
C. Alpha motor 
D. Preganglionic parasympathetic
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D. Preganglionic parasympathetic

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The corneal reflex involves which cranial nerve pathway? 
A. CN X afferent and CN IX efferent 
B. CN VIII afferent and CN VI efferent 
C. CN II afferent and CN III efferent 
D. CN V afferent and CN VII efferent
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D. CN V afferent and CN VII efferent

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Which structure is not involved with motor movement?
A. Cerebellum 
B. Basal ganglia 
C. Percentral gyrus
D. Lingual gyrus
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D. Lingual gyrus

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What receptor is stimulated by excessive contraction of muscle?
A. Muscle spindle (secondary afferent)
B. Free nerve endings at the joint
C. Golgi tendon organs
D. Muscle spindle (primary afferent)
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C. Golgi tendon organs

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Intention tremor maybe caused by a lesion in the...
A. Amygdala
B. Pretectal area
C. Cerebellum
D. Sustantia nigra compacts
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C. Cerebellum

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Where do the axons of the olfactory nerves synapse with other neurons?
A. In the olefactory epithelium
B. In the corticospinal cortex
C. In the glomeruli of the olfactory bulb
D. In the uncus

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C. In the glomeruli of the olfactory bulb

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Normally, both pupils respond with constriction when light is shined into either eye. Identify a lesion in which, when a light is shined onto the right retina, the left pupil responds but the right does not.
A. Transection of the left optic tract
B. Transection of the left oculomotor nerve
C. Transection of the right oculomotor nerve
D. Transection of the right optic tract

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C. Transection of the right oculomotor nerve

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The functional component of the parasympathetic neurons is...
A. GSE
B. GVA
C. GVE
D. GSA
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C. GVE

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The cerebral cortex can have up to \_\_\_\_\_\_ laminae (layers).
A. 6
B. 24
C. 23
D. 28
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Ascending fibers of the medial longitudinal fasciculus end in the...
A. Cochlear nuclei
B. Vestibular nuclei
C. Oculomotor nuclei
D. Superior olivary nuclei
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C. Oculomotor nuclei

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What is the reward center of the brain?
A. Basal forebrain
B. Amygdala
C. Hippocampus
D. Septal nucleus
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D. Septal nucleus

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The olefactory tract contains the axons of which cells?
A. Granule cells
B. Olefactory receptor cells
C. Mitral cells 
D. Periglomerular cells
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C. Mitral cells

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Motor fibers extend down the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ surface of the brainstem. 
A. Dorsal 
B. Ventricular 
C. Ventral 
D. Lateral
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Excess movement (e.g. Ballismus) is an example of a(n) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ disorder. 
A. Bradykinetic
B. Hyperkinetic
C. Akinetic
D. Hypokinetic
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B. Hyperkinetic

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The rostral boundary of the interventricular foramen is formed by the...
A. Superior cerebellar peduncle 
B. Anterior commissure
C. Column of the fornix 
D. Crus of the fornix
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C. Column of the fornix

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What is the most common basal ganglia disorder?
A. Hemiballism
B. Distonia
C. Parkinson's disease 
D. Huntingtons disease
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C. Parkinson’s disease

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Parallel fibers come from which of the following?
A. Inferior Olivary nucleus
B. Pre-cerebellar nuclei
C. Purkinje
D. Granule cells
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D. Granule cells

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