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Anatomy and Physiology 2eReview Questions

Review Questions

9.

Which major section of the neurological exam is most likely to reveal damage to the cerebellum?

  1. cranial nerve exam
  2. mental status exam
  3. sensory exam
  4. coordination exam
10.

What function would most likely be affected by a restriction of a blood vessel in the cerebral cortex?

  1. language
  2. gait
  3. facial expressions
  4. knee-jerk reflex
11.

Which major section of the neurological exam includes subtests that are sometimes considered a separate set of tests concerned with walking?

  1. mental status exam
  2. cranial nerve exam
  3. coordination exam
  4. sensory exam
12.

Memory, emotional, language, and sensorimotor deficits together are most likely the result of what kind of damage?

  1. stroke
  2. developmental disorder
  3. whiplash
  4. gunshot wound
13.

Where is language function localized in the majority of people?

  1. cerebellum
  2. right cerebral hemisphere
  3. hippocampus
  4. left cerebral hemisphere
14.

Which of the following could be elements of cytoarchitecture, as related to Brodmann’s microscopic studies of the cerebral cortex?

  1. connections to the cerebellum
  2. activation by visual stimuli
  3. number of neurons per square millimeter
  4. number of gyri or sulci
15.

Which of the following could be a multimodal integrative area?

  1. primary visual cortex
  2. premotor cortex
  3. hippocampus
  4. Wernicke’s area
16.

Which is an example of episodic memory?

  1. how to bake a cake
  2. your last birthday party
  3. how old you are
  4. needing to wear an oven mitt to take a cake out of the oven
17.

Which type of aphasia is more like hearing a foreign language spoken?

  1. receptive aphasia
  2. expressive aphasia
  3. conductive aphasia
  4. Broca’s aphasia
18.

What region of the cerebral cortex is associated with understanding language, both from another person and the language a person generates himself or herself?

  1. medial temporal lobe
  2. ventromedial prefrontal cortex
  3. superior temporal gyrus
  4. postcentral gyrus
19.

Without olfactory sensation to complement gustatory stimuli, food will taste bland unless it is seasoned with which substance?

  1. salt
  2. thyme
  3. garlic
  4. olive oil
20.

Which of the following cranial nerves is not part of the VOR?

  1. optic
  2. oculomotor
  3. abducens
  4. vestibulocochlear
21.

Which nerve is responsible for controlling the muscles that result in the gag reflex?

  1. trigeminal
  2. facial
  3. glossopharyngeal
  4. vagus
22.

Which nerve is responsible for taste, as well as salivation, in the anterior oral cavity?

  1. facial
  2. glossopharyngeal
  3. vagus
  4. hypoglossal
23.

Which of the following nerves controls movements of the neck?

  1. oculomotor
  2. vestibulocochlear
  3. spinal accessory
  4. hypoglossal
24.

Which of the following is not part of the corticospinal pathway?

  1. cerebellar deep white matter
  2. midbrain
  3. medulla
  4. lateral column
25.

Which subtest is directed at proprioceptive sensation?

  1. two-point discrimination
  2. tactile movement
  3. vibration
  4. Romberg test
26.

What term describes the inability to lift the arm above the level of the shoulder?

  1. paralysis
  2. paresis
  3. fasciculation
  4. fibrillation
27.

Which type of reflex is the jaw-jerk reflex that is part of the cranial nerve exam for the vestibulocochlear nerve?

  1. visceral reflex
  2. withdrawal reflex
  3. stretch reflex
  4. superficial reflex
28.

Which of the following is a feature of both somatic and visceral senses?

  1. requires cerebral input
  2. causes skeletal muscle contraction
  3. projects to a ganglion near the target effector
  4. involves an axon in the ventral nerve root
29.

Which white matter structure carries information from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum?

  1. cerebral peduncle
  2. superior cerebellar peduncle
  3. middle cerebellar peduncle
  4. inferior cerebellar peduncle
30.

Which region of the cerebellum receives proprioceptive input from the spinal cord?

  1. vermis
  2. left hemisphere
  3. flocculonodular lobe
  4. right hemisphere
31.

Which of the following tests cerebellar function related to gait?

  1. toe-to-finger
  2. station
  3. lah-kah-pah
  4. finger-to-nose
32.

Which of the following is not a cause of cerebellar ataxia?

  1. mercury from fish
  2. drinking alcohol
  3. antibiotics
  4. hereditary degeneration of the cerebellum
33.

Which of the following functions cannot be attributed to the cerebellum?

  1. comparing motor commands and sensory feedback
  2. associating sensory stimuli with learned behavior
  3. coordinating complex movements
  4. processing visual information
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