ABRET CNIM quiz 2 – neuroanatomy
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Solutions 2026 Updated.
What type of fiber tracts does white matter consist of? - Answer Axons of nerve fibers
The flexion of the 4th and 5th digits of the hand would represent stimulation of the following
nerve - Answer Ulnar nerve
Which of the following cranial nerves relays sensory information ONLY?
A) II
B) XII
C) V
D) IV - Answer II
What type of action potentials contribute to the popliteal fossa response? - Answer D) Both
Orthodromic and antidromic
When removing a pituitary tumor via the nasal passage, the surgeon must produce a hole in
what? - Answer Sphenoid
What sensory modalities does the anterior spinothalamic tract carry? - Answer Crude touch
Which of the following is NOT one of the branches of the facial nerve? - Answer maxillary
What does the 'T' stand for in the TLIF? - Answer Transforaminal
The two vertebral arteries pass through foramen magnum and unite to form: - Answer The
basilar artery
What cranial nerve transfers visual information from the retina to the brain? - Answer Optic
What cranial nerve is purely motor?
A) Optic
B) Oculomotor
C) Trigeminal
, D) Glossopharyngeal - Answer Oculomotor
The thalamus and hypothalamus make up the: - Answer Diencephalon
This cranial nerve's function is to transfer visual information from the retina to the brain -
Answer Optic
Blood is supplied to the spinal cord by - Answer One anterior spinal artery and two posterior
spinal arteries
Conus medullaris is located at which level in adults? - Answer L1, L2
What type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath of the peripheral nervous system? - Answer
Schwann
What neurotransmitter is released at the neuronal end of the neuromuscular junction? -
Answer Acetylcholine
Which spinal artery is responsible for 1/3 of the spinal cords perfusion? - Answer Posterior
Spinal Artery
The trigeminal nerve can be monitored from which muscle? - Answer masseter
The dorsal column pathways synapse at which location on their way to the sensory cortex? -
Answer Nucleus cuneatus and thalamus
C8 nerve root exits the spinal cord - Answer Above T1
C7 nerve root emerges from the inter-vertebral foramen between: - Answer C6 and C7
vertebreae
What abnormality can a defect in lower motor neurons cause? - Answer Flaccid Paralysis
The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the - Answer aqueduct of Sylvius.
The Artery of Adamkiewicz originates between: - Answer T8-L1
Study Guide Exam with Complete
Solutions 2026 Updated.
What type of fiber tracts does white matter consist of? - Answer Axons of nerve fibers
The flexion of the 4th and 5th digits of the hand would represent stimulation of the following
nerve - Answer Ulnar nerve
Which of the following cranial nerves relays sensory information ONLY?
A) II
B) XII
C) V
D) IV - Answer II
What type of action potentials contribute to the popliteal fossa response? - Answer D) Both
Orthodromic and antidromic
When removing a pituitary tumor via the nasal passage, the surgeon must produce a hole in
what? - Answer Sphenoid
What sensory modalities does the anterior spinothalamic tract carry? - Answer Crude touch
Which of the following is NOT one of the branches of the facial nerve? - Answer maxillary
What does the 'T' stand for in the TLIF? - Answer Transforaminal
The two vertebral arteries pass through foramen magnum and unite to form: - Answer The
basilar artery
What cranial nerve transfers visual information from the retina to the brain? - Answer Optic
What cranial nerve is purely motor?
A) Optic
B) Oculomotor
C) Trigeminal
, D) Glossopharyngeal - Answer Oculomotor
The thalamus and hypothalamus make up the: - Answer Diencephalon
This cranial nerve's function is to transfer visual information from the retina to the brain -
Answer Optic
Blood is supplied to the spinal cord by - Answer One anterior spinal artery and two posterior
spinal arteries
Conus medullaris is located at which level in adults? - Answer L1, L2
What type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath of the peripheral nervous system? - Answer
Schwann
What neurotransmitter is released at the neuronal end of the neuromuscular junction? -
Answer Acetylcholine
Which spinal artery is responsible for 1/3 of the spinal cords perfusion? - Answer Posterior
Spinal Artery
The trigeminal nerve can be monitored from which muscle? - Answer masseter
The dorsal column pathways synapse at which location on their way to the sensory cortex? -
Answer Nucleus cuneatus and thalamus
C8 nerve root exits the spinal cord - Answer Above T1
C7 nerve root emerges from the inter-vertebral foramen between: - Answer C6 and C7
vertebreae
What abnormality can a defect in lower motor neurons cause? - Answer Flaccid Paralysis
The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the - Answer aqueduct of Sylvius.
The Artery of Adamkiewicz originates between: - Answer T8-L1
