Which major section of the neurological exam is most likely to reveal damage to the cerebellum?
- cranial nerve exam
- mental status exam
- sensory exam
- coordination exam
What function would most likely be affected by a restriction of a blood vessel in the cerebral cortex?
- language
- gait
- facial expressions
- knee-jerk reflex
Which major section of the neurological exam includes subtests that are sometimes considered a separate set of tests concerned with walking?
- mental status exam
- cranial nerve exam
- coordination exam
- sensory exam
Memory, emotional, language, and sensorimotor deficits together are most likely the result of what kind of damage?
- stroke
- developmental disorder
- whiplash
- gunshot wound
Where is language function localized in the majority of people?
- cerebellum
- right cerebral hemisphere
- hippocampus
- left cerebral hemisphere
Which of the following could be elements of cytoarchitecture, as related to Brodmann’s microscopic studies of the cerebral cortex?
- connections to the cerebellum
- activation by visual stimuli
- number of neurons per square millimeter
- number of gyri or sulci
Which of the following could be a multimodal integrative area?
- primary visual cortex
- premotor cortex
- hippocampus
- Wernicke’s area
Which is an example of episodic memory?
- how to bake a cake
- your last birthday party
- how old you are
- needing to wear an oven mitt to take a cake out of the oven
Which type of aphasia is more like hearing a foreign language spoken?
- receptive aphasia
- expressive aphasia
- conductive aphasia
- Broca’s aphasia
What region of the cerebral cortex is associated with understanding language, both from another person and the language a person generates himself or herself?
- medial temporal lobe
- ventromedial prefrontal cortex
- superior temporal gyrus
- postcentral gyrus
Without olfactory sensation to complement gustatory stimuli, food will taste bland unless it is seasoned with which substance?
- salt
- thyme
- garlic
- olive oil
Which of the following cranial nerves is not part of the VOR?
- optic
- oculomotor
- abducens
- vestibulocochlear
Which nerve is responsible for controlling the muscles that result in the gag reflex?
- trigeminal
- facial
- glossopharyngeal
- vagus
Which nerve is responsible for taste, as well as salivation, in the anterior oral cavity?
- facial
- glossopharyngeal
- vagus
- hypoglossal
Which of the following nerves controls movements of the neck?
- oculomotor
- vestibulocochlear
- spinal accessory
- hypoglossal
Which of the following is not part of the corticospinal pathway?
- cerebellar deep white matter
- midbrain
- medulla
- lateral column
Which subtest is directed at proprioceptive sensation?
- two-point discrimination
- tactile movement
- vibration
- Romberg test
What term describes the inability to lift the arm above the level of the shoulder?
- paralysis
- paresis
- fasciculation
- fibrillation
Which type of reflex is the jaw-jerk reflex that is part of the cranial nerve exam for the vestibulocochlear nerve?
- visceral reflex
- withdrawal reflex
- stretch reflex
- superficial reflex
Which of the following is a feature of both somatic and visceral senses?
- requires cerebral input
- causes skeletal muscle contraction
- projects to a ganglion near the target effector
- involves an axon in the ventral nerve root
Which white matter structure carries information from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum?
- cerebral peduncle
- superior cerebellar peduncle
- middle cerebellar peduncle
- inferior cerebellar peduncle
Which region of the cerebellum receives proprioceptive input from the spinal cord?
- vermis
- left hemisphere
- flocculonodular lobe
- right hemisphere
Which of the following tests cerebellar function related to gait?
- toe-to-finger
- station
- lah-kah-pah
- finger-to-nose
Which of the following is not a cause of cerebellar ataxia?
- mercury from fish
- drinking alcohol
- antibiotics
- hereditary degeneration of the cerebellum
Which of the following functions cannot be attributed to the cerebellum?
- comparing motor commands and sensory feedback
- associating sensory stimuli with learned behavior
- coordinating complex movements
- processing visual information