Cnim Practice Exam 1

CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1 Ventral Nerve Roots - - - ANS - - - Lower motors neurons primarily exit the cord through the: 1 dorsal nerve roots 2 ventral nerve roots 3 dorsal columns 4 dorsal root ganglia Glutamate - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Glutamate 3 Glycine 4 Phenylalanine GABA - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Serotonin 3 Dopamine 4 Phenlalanine the meninges - - - ANS - - - The layers of protective tissue which surround the CNS are called: 1 the ventricles 2 the meninges 3 Cerebrospinal fluid 4 The Skull Central Sulcus - - - ANS - - - What separates the motor and sensory strips? 1 Sylvian Fissure 2 Central Sulcus 3 Frontal Sulcus 4 Sagittal Fissure The Carotid Exchange - - - ANS - - - The interconnecting blood vessels at the base of the brain make up: 1 the circle of Willis 2 the Carotid exchange 3 the circle of Milford 4 the Perfect circle the left and right anterior cerebral arteries - - - ANS - - - The Anterior Communicatinig Artery connects which arteries? 1 It does not connect any arteries 2 The posterior Communicating Arteries 3 The left and right anterior cerebral arteries 4 the middle cerebral and the posterior cerebral arteries the anterior cerebral artery - - - ANS - - - The tibial nerve cortical SSEPs would be affected by a stroke in which artery? 1 the middle cerebral artery 2 the anterior cerebral artery 3 the posterior cerebral artery 4 the inferior cerebral arteray a major feeder vessel to the spinal cord - - - ANS - - - The artery of Adamkiewicz is: 1 a major blood vessel supplying the brain 2 a major branch of the iliac arteries 3 a major feeding vessel to the kidneys 4 a major feeder vessel to the spinal cord the fasciculus cuneatus - - - ANS - - - Upper extremity SSEPs transmit through which spinal cord tract? 1 the spinothalamic tract 2 the lateral corticospinal tract 3 the fasciculus gracillis 4 the fasciculus cuneatus Above the T1 vertebrae - - - ANS - - - The C8 nerve root exits the spinal cord: 1 above the C8 vertebrae 2 below the C8 vertebrae 3 above the T1 vertebrae 4 there is no C8 nerve root cauda equina - - - ANS - - - The nerve roots that extend below the spinal cord make up the: 1 cauda equina 2 spina bifida 3 Filum Terminale 4 Conus Medularis C8-T1 - - - ANS - - - The nerve root entry levels for the ulnar nerve are: 1 C1-4 2 C5-T1 3 C5-6 4 C8-T1 L4-S3 - - - ANS - - - The nerve root entry levels for posterior tibial nerve are: 1 C5-T1