Clinical Neuroscience Exam 1 USAHS 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025 BRAND NEW!!
what is the posterior blood supply to the brain?-ANSWER-
vertebral arteries that form together to make single basilar
artery
what is the circle of willis?-ANSWER-
internal carotid
anterior cerebral arteries
middle cerebral arteries
what are the main arteries supplying the brainstem and
cerebellum?-ANSWER-
superior, anterior inferior, and posterior inferior cerebellar
arteries
what is the main venous drainage from the brain?
ANSWER-internal jugular vein
what does the spinal cord receive its blood supply from?-
ANSWER-
anterior spinal artery
posterior spinal artery
anterior spinal artery
,one artery
2/3 blood supply to the spinal cord
posterior spinal artery
two arteries
1/3 blood supply to the spinal cord
what is glutamate?-ANSWER-
excitatory neurotransmitter in CNS
what is GABA?-ANSWER-
inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS
What is acetylcholine?-ANSWER-
neurotransmitter that has parasympathetic functions
is the MAIN neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions
rest and digest
What are the three main divisions of the developing brain?-
ANSWER-
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
What is the forebrain (prosencephalon) divided into?-ANSWER-
, Telencephalon
Diencephalon
What is the telencephalon composed of?-ANSWER-
Cerebral hemisphere and has structures like the cerebral
cortex, white matter and basal ganglia
What is the diencephalon composed of?-ANSWER-
Thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the midbrain (mesencephalon) composed of?-
ANSWER-
contains the cerebral peduncles, midbrain tectum, midbrain
tegmentum
midbrain connects the forebrain and hindbrain
What is the Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) divided into?-
ANSWER-
pons and cerebellum aka metencephalon
medulla aka myelencephalon
what is the cephalic flexure?-ANSWER-
divides brain and brainstem
what is the cervical flexure?-ANSWER-
divides brainstem from spinal cord
Where is the choroid plexus located?-ANSWER-
lies within the subarachnoid space
choroid plexus is where CSF is formed
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ / 2025 BRAND NEW!!
what is the posterior blood supply to the brain?-ANSWER-
vertebral arteries that form together to make single basilar
artery
what is the circle of willis?-ANSWER-
internal carotid
anterior cerebral arteries
middle cerebral arteries
what are the main arteries supplying the brainstem and
cerebellum?-ANSWER-
superior, anterior inferior, and posterior inferior cerebellar
arteries
what is the main venous drainage from the brain?
ANSWER-internal jugular vein
what does the spinal cord receive its blood supply from?-
ANSWER-
anterior spinal artery
posterior spinal artery
anterior spinal artery
,one artery
2/3 blood supply to the spinal cord
posterior spinal artery
two arteries
1/3 blood supply to the spinal cord
what is glutamate?-ANSWER-
excitatory neurotransmitter in CNS
what is GABA?-ANSWER-
inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS
What is acetylcholine?-ANSWER-
neurotransmitter that has parasympathetic functions
is the MAIN neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions
rest and digest
What are the three main divisions of the developing brain?-
ANSWER-
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
What is the forebrain (prosencephalon) divided into?-ANSWER-
, Telencephalon
Diencephalon
What is the telencephalon composed of?-ANSWER-
Cerebral hemisphere and has structures like the cerebral
cortex, white matter and basal ganglia
What is the diencephalon composed of?-ANSWER-
Thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the midbrain (mesencephalon) composed of?-
ANSWER-
contains the cerebral peduncles, midbrain tectum, midbrain
tegmentum
midbrain connects the forebrain and hindbrain
What is the Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) divided into?-
ANSWER-
pons and cerebellum aka metencephalon
medulla aka myelencephalon
what is the cephalic flexure?-ANSWER-
divides brain and brainstem
what is the cervical flexure?-ANSWER-
divides brainstem from spinal cord
Where is the choroid plexus located?-ANSWER-
lies within the subarachnoid space
choroid plexus is where CSF is formed
