USAHS CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
What are the two ways that BDNF is secreted? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Constitutive, aerobic exercise
Enhanced BDNF levels, after aerobic exercise for example, leads
to increased BDNF gene expression in the ______________,
____________ ____________, and _____________. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and
cerebellum
What is the order of the meninges from deep to superficial? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > P- pia matter
A- arachnoid matter
D- dura matter
The _______ _________ (dura) dips between the hemispheres;
it is very thick/tough. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Falx cerebri
,The _____________ ________________ junction is where a 90
degree turn changes the orientation. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Midbrain diencephalic
White matter consists of ____________ axons. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Myelinated (gray is cell bodies)
Most local synaptic communication between neurons in the
CNS occurs in the __________ __________. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Gray matter
Axons in the white matter transmit signals over __________
distances. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Great
The surface of the cortex is ______. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Gray (inside is white)
The basal ganglia, thalamus, and cranial nerve nuclei are all
made up of __________ matter. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Gray
,White matter in the CNS has several names, what are they? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tracts, fascicle, lemniscus, bundle,
commissure
White matter in the PNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > peripheral
nerves
Gray matter in the PNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ganglia
The primary motor cortex is located in the ____________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > precentral gyrus
The primary sensory cortex is located in the _________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Postcentral gyrus
The primary visual cortex is located in the ___________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Occipital lobes
The primary auditory cortex is located in the _________
________ _____ ___________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Transverse gyri of heschl
, What are the 6 cells layers of the neocortex? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. Molecular layer- dendrites and axons from other
layers
2. Small pyramidal layer- cortical connections
3. Medium pyramidal layer- cortical connections
4. Granular layer- receives input from the thalamus
5. Large pyramidal layer- sends outputs to the subcortical
structures other than the thalamus
6. Polymorphic layer- sends output to the thalamus
Lesions above the decussation produce ______________
injuries. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Contralateral
Lesions below the decussation produce ___________ injuries. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ipsilateral
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
What are the two ways that BDNF is secreted? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Constitutive, aerobic exercise
Enhanced BDNF levels, after aerobic exercise for example, leads
to increased BDNF gene expression in the ______________,
____________ ____________, and _____________. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and
cerebellum
What is the order of the meninges from deep to superficial? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > P- pia matter
A- arachnoid matter
D- dura matter
The _______ _________ (dura) dips between the hemispheres;
it is very thick/tough. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Falx cerebri
,The _____________ ________________ junction is where a 90
degree turn changes the orientation. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Midbrain diencephalic
White matter consists of ____________ axons. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Myelinated (gray is cell bodies)
Most local synaptic communication between neurons in the
CNS occurs in the __________ __________. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Gray matter
Axons in the white matter transmit signals over __________
distances. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Great
The surface of the cortex is ______. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Gray (inside is white)
The basal ganglia, thalamus, and cranial nerve nuclei are all
made up of __________ matter. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Gray
,White matter in the CNS has several names, what are they? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tracts, fascicle, lemniscus, bundle,
commissure
White matter in the PNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > peripheral
nerves
Gray matter in the PNS? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ganglia
The primary motor cortex is located in the ____________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > precentral gyrus
The primary sensory cortex is located in the _________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Postcentral gyrus
The primary visual cortex is located in the ___________
_________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Occipital lobes
The primary auditory cortex is located in the _________
________ _____ ___________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Transverse gyri of heschl
, What are the 6 cells layers of the neocortex? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. Molecular layer- dendrites and axons from other
layers
2. Small pyramidal layer- cortical connections
3. Medium pyramidal layer- cortical connections
4. Granular layer- receives input from the thalamus
5. Large pyramidal layer- sends outputs to the subcortical
structures other than the thalamus
6. Polymorphic layer- sends output to the thalamus
Lesions above the decussation produce ______________
injuries. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Contralateral
Lesions below the decussation produce ___________ injuries. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ipsilateral
