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Question: 60 yo right-handed M, getting lost, only writes on right half of paper. Left-sided
hemi-neglect. Where is the lesion? (8x)
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE 66 yo with HTN develops vertigo, diplopia, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, L
face numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, ataxia of limbs, staggering gait, and tendency to
Question: Fall to the left. Dx? (8x)
Answer:
LATERAL MEDULLARY STROKE 26 yo w/HA and R-hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam shows
difficulty w/rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on fingerto-nose, and mildly
dysmetric finger tamping. CNS intact and no papilledema. Where will
Question: Damage show on MRI? (5x)
Answer:
CEREBELLUM 78 yo pt had an ischemic stroke that left him with a residual mild hemiplegia. Pt
appeared to be unaware that there was a problem of weakness on one side of this body. When asked to
raise the weak arm, the patient raised his normal arm. When the failure to raise the paralyzed arm was
pointed out to pt, he admitted that the arm was slightly weak. He also neglects the side of the body
when dressing and grooming. Pt did not shave one side of his face, had difficulty putting a shirt on
Question: When it was turned inside out. Area of the brain likely affected by stroke? (4x)?
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE Adult neurogenesis in which
Question: Area of the brain? (4x)
Answer:
HIPPOCAMPUS MRI scan of head reveals an infarct in distribution of left anterior cerebral artery. Pt
most likely exhibits: (3x) WEAKNESS OF CONTRALATERAL FOOT AND LEG, SPARING OF
FACE AND ARM, WITH ABULIA Previously pleasant mom becomes profane and irresponsible over
6 months. Most likely a pathology in: (2x) FRONTAL LOBE Rapid onset of right facial weakness, left
limb weakness, diplopia: (2x) BRAIN STEM INFARCTION Orexin is made in what part of
Question: The brain? (2x)?
Answer:
LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI Brain area activated by subliminal presentations of
emotional faces (2x) AMYGDALA
, Question: Where does histamine synthesis happen? (2x)?
Answer:
HYPOTHALAMUS
Question: Which dopaminergic pathway includes the nucleus accumbens and mediates addiction and
associated behaviors/reinforcing? (2x)?
Answer:
MESOLIMBIC
Question: Which brain region does leptin work at HYPOTHALAMUS Oxytocin suppresses which
brain region AMYGDALA Hypothalamus area for maternal behavior PRE-OPTIC Cranial nerve for
gag reflex and palette elevation VAGAL NERVE Which of the following statements regarding the
development of the CNS in the first two years of life is correct?
Answer:
MOTOR CORTEX DEVELOPS BEFORE SENSORY CORTEX
Question: Which of the following cortical regions is a key component of the salience network?
Answer:
ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX Primary taste cortex in humans
Question: Located in which cortical area?
Answer:
ANTERIOR INSULAR Initial learning phase of skilled motor sequence requires corticostriatal system
and what
Question: Other system?
Answer:
CORTIOCEROBELLAR Reduced hippocampal volume causes what type of memory
Question: Impairment?
Answer:
DECLARATIVE Histaminergic neurons that regulate sleep originate in which
Question: Brain nuclei?
Answer:
TUBEROMAMMILLARY Pt receives neck manipulation, now has dysarthric speech, gait ataxia,
numbness right body, neck pain VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION
Question: Which areas are connected by the stria terminalis?
Answer:
AMYGDALA TO THE SEPTAL AREA AND THE HYPOTHALAMUS Wakefulness depends on
which
Question: 60 yo right-handed M, getting lost, only writes on right half of paper. Left-sided
hemi-neglect. Where is the lesion? (8x)
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE 66 yo with HTN develops vertigo, diplopia, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, L
face numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, ataxia of limbs, staggering gait, and tendency to
Question: Fall to the left. Dx? (8x)
Answer:
LATERAL MEDULLARY STROKE 26 yo w/HA and R-hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam shows
difficulty w/rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on fingerto-nose, and mildly
dysmetric finger tamping. CNS intact and no papilledema. Where will
Question: Damage show on MRI? (5x)
Answer:
CEREBELLUM 78 yo pt had an ischemic stroke that left him with a residual mild hemiplegia. Pt
appeared to be unaware that there was a problem of weakness on one side of this body. When asked to
raise the weak arm, the patient raised his normal arm. When the failure to raise the paralyzed arm was
pointed out to pt, he admitted that the arm was slightly weak. He also neglects the side of the body
when dressing and grooming. Pt did not shave one side of his face, had difficulty putting a shirt on
Question: When it was turned inside out. Area of the brain likely affected by stroke? (4x)?
Answer:
RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE Adult neurogenesis in which
Question: Area of the brain? (4x)
Answer:
HIPPOCAMPUS MRI scan of head reveals an infarct in distribution of left anterior cerebral artery. Pt
most likely exhibits: (3x) WEAKNESS OF CONTRALATERAL FOOT AND LEG, SPARING OF
FACE AND ARM, WITH ABULIA Previously pleasant mom becomes profane and irresponsible over
6 months. Most likely a pathology in: (2x) FRONTAL LOBE Rapid onset of right facial weakness, left
limb weakness, diplopia: (2x) BRAIN STEM INFARCTION Orexin is made in what part of
Question: The brain? (2x)?
Answer:
LATERAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI Brain area activated by subliminal presentations of
emotional faces (2x) AMYGDALA
, Question: Where does histamine synthesis happen? (2x)?
Answer:
HYPOTHALAMUS
Question: Which dopaminergic pathway includes the nucleus accumbens and mediates addiction and
associated behaviors/reinforcing? (2x)?
Answer:
MESOLIMBIC
Question: Which brain region does leptin work at HYPOTHALAMUS Oxytocin suppresses which
brain region AMYGDALA Hypothalamus area for maternal behavior PRE-OPTIC Cranial nerve for
gag reflex and palette elevation VAGAL NERVE Which of the following statements regarding the
development of the CNS in the first two years of life is correct?
Answer:
MOTOR CORTEX DEVELOPS BEFORE SENSORY CORTEX
Question: Which of the following cortical regions is a key component of the salience network?
Answer:
ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX Primary taste cortex in humans
Question: Located in which cortical area?
Answer:
ANTERIOR INSULAR Initial learning phase of skilled motor sequence requires corticostriatal system
and what
Question: Other system?
Answer:
CORTIOCEROBELLAR Reduced hippocampal volume causes what type of memory
Question: Impairment?
Answer:
DECLARATIVE Histaminergic neurons that regulate sleep originate in which
Question: Brain nuclei?
Answer:
TUBEROMAMMILLARY Pt receives neck manipulation, now has dysarthric speech, gait ataxia,
numbness right body, neck pain VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION
Question: Which areas are connected by the stria terminalis?
Answer:
AMYGDALA TO THE SEPTAL AREA AND THE HYPOTHALAMUS Wakefulness depends on
which
