ABRET EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the encephalon? - Answer- Whole brain
What is the cerebrum? - Answer- two cerebral hemispheres
Where is the cerebellum? - Answer- at very back of brain
What is the function of the cerebellum? - Answer- movement, timing, coordination,
motor learning
Where is the brainstem? - Answer- between brain and spinal cord
What is the function of the brainstem? - Answer- controls neural flow of messages btwn
brain and body, controls breathing, swallow, heart, BP
What is a hemisphere? - Answer- one half of brain
What is a ventricle? - Answer- fluid filled cavity in brain
What are the meninges? - Answer- 3 membranes btwn brain and skull
What are the meninges outermost to innermost? - Answer- dura mater, arachnoid, and
pia mater
What are the main patient history questions we need to ask patients? - Answer- Why,
When, Major Illness, How Often, FMH, handedness, sleep deprived, aura, LOC
In regards to pt history, what special questions to children get asked? - Answer- Full
Term, Gestational, conceptual, chronological age
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to comatose pts? -
Answer- Onset of unresponsiveness, cause, response to stimuli
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to szs? - Answer-
Start date, what happens during, aura, loc, happens after, time of day, last event
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to headache? -
Answer- start date, fz, duration, location
ANSWERS
What is the encephalon? - Answer- Whole brain
What is the cerebrum? - Answer- two cerebral hemispheres
Where is the cerebellum? - Answer- at very back of brain
What is the function of the cerebellum? - Answer- movement, timing, coordination,
motor learning
Where is the brainstem? - Answer- between brain and spinal cord
What is the function of the brainstem? - Answer- controls neural flow of messages btwn
brain and body, controls breathing, swallow, heart, BP
What is a hemisphere? - Answer- one half of brain
What is a ventricle? - Answer- fluid filled cavity in brain
What are the meninges? - Answer- 3 membranes btwn brain and skull
What are the meninges outermost to innermost? - Answer- dura mater, arachnoid, and
pia mater
What are the main patient history questions we need to ask patients? - Answer- Why,
When, Major Illness, How Often, FMH, handedness, sleep deprived, aura, LOC
In regards to pt history, what special questions to children get asked? - Answer- Full
Term, Gestational, conceptual, chronological age
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to comatose pts? -
Answer- Onset of unresponsiveness, cause, response to stimuli
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to szs? - Answer-
Start date, what happens during, aura, loc, happens after, time of day, last event
In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to headache? -
Answer- start date, fz, duration, location