ClinPhys: Neurological System Parts 1 and 2

Which cranial nerve carries the sense of smell (special sense)?

Which cranial nerves have their nuclei (cell bodies) located in the pons?

Which cranial nerves exit the skull via the intervertebral foramina?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervation of the tongue?

How do we test the function of Cranial Nerve XII?

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing vision?

Which sensory pathway is responsible for touch, vibration, and proprioception?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for swallowing, taste, and innervation of a salivary gland?

Which cranial nerve is called the vagus nerve and has functions in swallowing, vocal cords, and parasympathetic input to visceral organs?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervation of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for eye movements?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensation over the face?

Which cranial nerve controls facial movements and taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

What is anosmia?

What is the function of Cranial Nerve I?

What is the entry/exit point for the optic nerve?

What is the function of Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI?

What types of information are conveyed by cranial nerves?

Where are the nuclei (cell bodies) that communicate to the cranial nerves mostly found?

How do we test the function of Cranial Nerve I?

What is the function of Cranial Nerve VIII?

How do we test auditory acuity?

What is the function of Cranial Nerve IX?

What is the major function of Cranial Nerve X?

What is the function of Cranial Nerve XI?

What is the function of Cranial Nerve XII?

Which lobes of the brain are responsible for processing vision and sound?

Which sensory pathway is responsible for touch, vibration, and proprioception?

Which part of the nervous system carries the response to effectors?

Where are most neuronal cell bodies located?

Which part of the brain is responsible for abstract thinking and planning?

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing vision?

Which division of the nervous system relays a stimulus from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system?

Which component of the motor system is responsible for initiating and coordinating voluntary movements?

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for processing sensory information relevant to the motor system?

Which of the following tests evaluates the function of the cerebellum?

Which structure can be damaged in the corticospinal tract?

What happens during the Romberg sign test if the dorsal columns are damaged?

Which part of the spinal cord is mostly composed of cell bodies of neurons that control skeletal muscles?

Which sensory pathway is responsible for proprioception, vibration sense, and fast pain fibers?

Which motor pathway is responsible for fine movements of the extremities?

What is the function of muscle spindles?

Which structures lie below the cortex, close to the middle of the parietal and temporal lobes?

Which structures in the Cerebrum are responsible for refining motor planning and modulating emotion and memory formation?

Which part of the brain compares information from receptors that sense joint position and movement, gravity and equilibrium, and adjusts movements formulated in the prefrontal cortex?

Which part of the brain is composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla, and serves as a pathway for sensory information into the brain and motor information out of the brain?

What are the major roles of the thalamus?

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

What is the general function of the cerebellum?

What are the major functions of the brainstem?

Describe the function of the ventral horn in the spinal cord.

What are the functions of the dorsal columns in the spinal cord?

Explain the pathway of the corticospinal tract.

What is the role of proprioceptors in the motor system?

What are the major anatomic structures of the central and peripheral nervous system?

What are the components of the motor system and their roles?

What are the components of the sensory system relevant to the motor system?

What are some tests used to evaluate the function of the cerebellum?

What is the Romberg sign test used for?

What is the pronator drift test used for?

What are the functions of the cerebral cortex?

What are the basic functional anatomies of the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe?

What are the general statements about memory and its formation, attention, and storage?

Where are most neuronal cell bodies located and what are some exceptions?