CNIM ASAP EXAM| 496 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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