Test Your Knowledge On Neuroanatomy Questions
Practice quiz about neuroanatomy exam multiple choice section. Take this quiz and test your knowledge on neuroanatomy.
- 1.Which of the following are all interneurons?
- A.
Basket cells, granule cells, golgi cells, stellate cells
- B.
Pyramidal cells, granule cells, basket cellas, golgi cells
- C.
Pyramidal cells, cortical spinal cells, stellate cells, golgi cells
- 2.Which of the following are both output (projection) neurons?
- A.
Golgi cells, Granule cells
- B.
Pyramdial cells, Purkinji cells
- C.
Molecular cells, Golgi cells
- 3.In the peripheral nervous system, myelinated fibres...(classification of fibres)
- A.
Spiral wrappings of Schwann cell membranes around axons, interupted periodically by nodes of Ranvier.
- B.
Are involved in the axonal guiding but they are not known to have any phagocitic funciton
- C.
Princicple output neurons of the cerebral cortex which are excitatory and use the transmitter glutamine.
- 4.Schwann cells...(functions)
- A.
These cells myelinate axons (help influence conduction), and hold multiple axons together.They contribute to the maintenance of extracellular chemical balance, and are involved in some metabolic processes together with neurons.
- B.
Multiply and become phagocytic to dispose of pathogens and neuronal debris. The morphology can change dramatically in reponse to injury.
- C.
Line the ventricular system and regulate chemical movement between the CSF and ECF of the CNS
- 5.Protoplasmic astrocytes are found in...
- A.
Grey matter tissues
- B.
White matter tissues
- C.
Membrane of a cell
- 6.Cells of the CNS with the greatest role in immune function are the...
- A.
Microglia
- B.
Oligodendrocytes
- C.
Ependymal cells
- 7.CSF is secreted by...
- A.
Choroid plexus within the ventricles
- B.
Granule cells within the molecular layer
- C.
Folia within the ventricles
- 8.Neocortical layer V projects predominantly to...
- A.
Subcortical regions
- B.
Intercortical regions
- C.
Endocortical regions
- 9.The precentral gyrus (features/functions)
- A.
Located on the lateral surface of the frontal lobe. It contains the primary motor area
- B.
Located on the medial surface of the frontal lobe. It contains the somatosensory area
- C.
Located on the lateral surface of the frontal lobe. It contains the somatosensory area
- 10.The Brodmann number assigned to...(one of the primary sensory cortical areas is...
- A.
3, 1, 2 (The lateral postcentral gyrus)
- B.
4 (precentral gyrus)
- C.
17 (postcentral gyrus)
- 11.The lenticular nucleus of the basal ganglia consists of...
- A.
Putamen and globus pallidus
- B.
Grey matter and globus pallidus
- C.
Putamen and grey matter
- 12.The white matter tract seperating the putamen & caudate is the...
- A.
Striatel cells bridging
- B.
Internal capsule white matter tract
- C.
Myelineated cells bridging
- 13.Parkinsons disease is characterised by...
- A.
Hypokinetic disorder involving the basal ganglia; it is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by the death of dopamingeric neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. Sx ridged, slow and reduced movements
- B.
Hypokinetic disorder involving the basal ganglia; it is a progressive neurological disorder characterised by the death of dopamingeric neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. Sx ridged, slow and reduced movements
- 14.Changes in the substantia nigra that are frequently associated with parkinsons disease include...
- A.
Death of dopamingeric neurons in the pars compacta (motor control) of the substantia nigra.
- B.
Death of dopamingeric neurons in the pars compacta (motor control) of the substantia nigra.
- 15.Climbing fibres entering the cerebellum arise from the...
- A.
Contralateral inferior olivary nucleus
- B.
Glia of the peripheral nervous system
- C.
Contralateral superior nucleus
- 16.The epithalamus includes the...
- A.
The pineal gland, habenular nuclei and posterior commisure
- B.
The habencular nuclei, anterior commisure and pituatory gland
- C.
The posterior commisure, pineal gland and inferior commisure
- 17.The centromedial nucleus of the thalamus is located
- A.
Medial to VPL/VPM (ventral posteriomedial/ventral postereolateral)
- B.
Lateral to VPL/VPM (ventral posteriomedial/ventral posterolateral)
- C.
Inferior to VPL/VPM (ventral/posteriomedial/ventral posterolateral)
- 18.The mammillothalamic tract connects
- A.
The mamillary body and the anterior thalamus
- B.
The mamillary body and the posterior thalamus
- C.
Thr mamillary body and the superior thalamus
- 19.The thalamic nuclei most commonly associated with the somatosensory function are
- A.
Ventral posterior nucleus (VPL/VPM)
- B.
Ventral superior nucleus (VPL/VPS)
- C.
Hypothalamic nucleus (VPM/VPS)
- 20.Auditory function is associated with which thalamic nucleus
- A.
Medial geniculate nucleus
- B.
Lateral genciulate nucleus
- C.
Superior geniculate nucleus
- 21.The hypothalamic nucleus that serves as the circadian rhythm clock is the
- A.
The dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
- B.
The dorsolateral hypothalamic nucleus
- C.
The antimedial hypothalamic membrane
- 22.The cerebellum is seperated from the occipital lobe by what structure/s?
- A.
Tentorium cerebelli/preoccipital notch
- B.
Tentorim cerebelli/postoccipital notch
- C.
Preoccipital notch/angular gyrus
- 23.Control of limb and trunk movement is associated with which cerebellar region?
- A.
Spino-cerebellum (Ant. and Post. Lobe)
- B.
The posterior cerebellar lobe
- C.
The Anterior cerebellar lobe
- 24.Increased pressure with the posterior cranial fossa is likely to result in herniation of...
- A.
The cerebellar tonsils
- B.
The cerebrum
- C.
The brain stem
- 25.The cerebellar peduncle with the clear majority of its fibres bringing information into the cerebellum is the...
- A.
Middle cerebellar peduncle
- B.
Superior cerebellar peduncle
- C.
Inferior cerebellar peduncle
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