CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1| 239 QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Lower motors neurons primarily exit the cord through the: 1 dorsal nerve roots 2 ventral nerve roots 3 dorsal columns 4 dorsal root ganglia correct answer: Ventral Nerve Roots Which one of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Glutamate 3 Glycine 4 Phenylalanine correct answer: Glutamate Which one of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Serotonin 3 Dopamine 4 Phenlalanine correct answer: GABA The layers of protective tissue which surround the CNS are called: 1 the ventricles 2 the meninges 3 Cerebrospinal fluid 4 The Skull correct answer: the meninges What separates the motor and sensory strips? 1 Sylvian Fissure 2 Central Sulcus 3 Frontal Sulcus 4 Sagittal Fissure correct answer: Central Sulcus 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 correct answer: The Carotid Exchange 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 correct answer: the left and right anterior cerebral arteries 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 correct answer: the anterior cerebral artery The artery of Adamkiewicz is: 1 a major blood vessel supplying the brain