29 Questions
Which of the following organs would NOT experience vasoconstriction?
Skeletal muscle
Which statement accurately describes the dorsal root ganglia?
Round cells with one process leaving the body
What is the expected result of stimulating the vagus nerve?
Vasodilation and tachycardia
Which neurological level, supplied by the femoral nerve, spans the anterior thigh immediately at and above the knee joint?
L4
What term refers to an orderly series of spinal nerves supplying a strip-like area of skin?
Dermatome
What type of fibers pass through the dorsal root of the spinal cord?
Both A and B
Where is the sensory function of the nerve root exiting below the fifth lumbar vertebra located?
Plantar aspect of the heel
What nerve damage is suspected when a patient presents with ptosis and miosis of the right eye with loss of facial sweating?
Sympathetic nerve damage with Horner’s Syndrome
Atrophy of the first dorsal interosseous muscle may indicate damage to which roots?
C5 and C6
Compression of the C6 spinal root is easily confused with damage to which nerve?
Radial nerve
Which maneuver would best assess for weakness in S1 radiculopathy?
Squatting and arising
Where is the lesion most likely situated?
Pontine Tegmentum
Which symptom is NOT a result of lesions of the vagus nerve?
Loss of the corneal reflex
What deficit will NOT be caused by a lesion of cranial nerve VII proximal to its entry into the central nervous system?
Hyperacusis
Which nerve innervates the pharyngeal mucosa for the pharyngeal (gag) reflex?
Glossopharyngeal
How old is the man who falls from his motorcycle and lands in a creek?
24 years old
Death may result from bilateral severance of which nerve?
Vagus nerve
Which cranial nerve is NOT involved in the signs or symptoms produced by the interruption of its fibers?
CN 10
Which structure is NOT a derivative of the Metencephalon?
Rhombencephalon
Through which structure does cerebrospinal fluid enter the third ventricle?
Cerebral aqueduct
What is the structure that joins the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle in the midbrain?
Cerebral aqueduct of sylvius
Which sulcus of the brain is closely associated with the motor and sensor areas?
Central sulcus
What is the term used to describe the folds and furrows in the cerebral cortex that increase the total surface area?
Gyrus
The corpus callosum is an example of what type of brain fiber?
Association
Which specialized tissue in the ventricles primarily forms cerebrospinal fluid?
Choroid plexus
Changes in personality and behavior primarily involve which lobe of the brain?
Frontal
Which of the following is NOT a function of the cerebrum?
Regulation of body temperature
Which of the following is NOT a predominant function of the left hemisphere?
Mathematical ability
A syndrome involving disorientation, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia due to lesions in the angular gyrus on the dominant parietal lobe is known as:
Gerstmann’s syndrome
Test your knowledge of neuroanatomy by identifying the location of lesions and associated deficits in the central nervous system. Questions cover areas such as the medulla, pons, midbrain, cerebellum, and cranial nerves.
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