CNIM ASAP TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

White matter consists of what type of fiber tracts? - Answer- Axon of nerve fibers In the visual pathway, fibers anterior to the optic chiasm are called - Answer- Optic Nerves If a neurologist suspects nerve damage in a PTs neurological exam, he may order - Answer- Nerve conduction/EMG excitatory neurotransmitter - Answer- Glutamate The trigeminal nerve can be monitored from which muscle? - Answer- Masseter Damage to which structure would most likely result in motor deficits - Answer- Lateral cortical spinal tract When removing a pituitary tumor via the nasal passage, the surgeon must produce a hole in - Answer- Sphenoid What cranial nerve allows turning the head and lift the shoulders? - Answer- Accessory Which of the following is not part of the Circle of Willis? - Answer- Superior Cerebellar Artery This cranial nerve's function is to transfer visual information from the retina to the brain - Answer- Optic The dorsal column pathways synapse at which location on their way to the sensory cortex? - Answer- Nucleus cuneatus and thalamus Which type of action potentials contribute to the popliteal fossa response - Answer- orthodromic and antidromic Upper extremity SSEPs are transmitted through which spinal cord tract? - Answer- Fasciculus cuneatus The Zygomatic branch of CN 7 innervates which muscle? - Answer- Orbucularis Oculi Which cranial nerve travels above cerebellopontine space? - Answer- Trigeminal What type of glial cells make up the myelin sheath of the peripheral nervous system? - Answer- Schwann