USAHS CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE EXAM
LATEST EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED VERSION
How many branches does the trigeminal nerve have and what are their
exits? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. 3
b. Ophthalmic - superior orbital fissure
c. Maxillary foramen- rotundum
d. Mandibular - foramen ovale and foramen spinosum
What is the cranial nerve exit for abducens? ------CORRECT ANSWER------
---------Superior orbital fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for facial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---
------------Stylomastoid foramen and internal acoustic meatus
How many branches does the facial nerve have? What is the nerve exit? ---
---CORRECT ANSWER---------------Greater petrosal nerve- foramen
lacerum
What is the cranial nerve exit for vestibulocochlear? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------internal acoustic meatus
What is the cranial nerve exit for glossopharyngeal and what is tis branch
and exit? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. Jugular foramen
b. Branch is lesser petrosal
,c. Exit- comes out of foramen ovale
Exit for vagus cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Jugular
foramen
Exit for accessory cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Jugular foramen
Exit for hypoglossal cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Hypoglossal canal
Where does the light enter through? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
lens
Once light enters through the lens it goes to the what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------retina
What is the central fixation for each eye w the highest visual acuity? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------fovea
This surrounds the fovea and also has a relatively high visual acuity? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------macula
,This area is formed by axons leaving the retina and has no photoreceptors
------CORRECT ANSWER---------------optic disc
15 degs lateral temporal is known as your what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------blind spot
What are the 3 layers of the retina? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
outmost layer
biplor layer
innermost layer
What layer contains rods and cones? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
outermost
Do rods or cones provide low resolution visual images? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------rods
Are there more rods or cones? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------rods
Which one does not detect color? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
rods
Cortical stroke syndromes (MCA, ACA, PCA) ______ is the most common
source of infarct. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------MCA (superior
, division: anterior and parietal; inferior division: temporal; deep territory:
check book)
True or false:
Proximal occlusions affect all three regions (MCA, ACA, PCA); known as a
stem infarct) ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------True
___________ strokes usually have a worse prognosis for survival or
recovery. May involve coma, lesions of CNs, lesions of descending motor
or ascending sensory pathways. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Brainstem
The prognosis of a brainstem stroke depends on what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Location and size of lesion as well as amount of
collateral blood flow and early medical care
The four D's with crossed findings? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and dizziness (ipsilateral)
______________ pathways send information from the brain to the
periphery (motor). ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Descending
______________ pathways send sensory information from the periphery to
the brain. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Ascending
LATEST EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED VERSION
How many branches does the trigeminal nerve have and what are their
exits? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. 3
b. Ophthalmic - superior orbital fissure
c. Maxillary foramen- rotundum
d. Mandibular - foramen ovale and foramen spinosum
What is the cranial nerve exit for abducens? ------CORRECT ANSWER------
---------Superior orbital fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for facial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---
------------Stylomastoid foramen and internal acoustic meatus
How many branches does the facial nerve have? What is the nerve exit? ---
---CORRECT ANSWER---------------Greater petrosal nerve- foramen
lacerum
What is the cranial nerve exit for vestibulocochlear? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------internal acoustic meatus
What is the cranial nerve exit for glossopharyngeal and what is tis branch
and exit? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. Jugular foramen
b. Branch is lesser petrosal
,c. Exit- comes out of foramen ovale
Exit for vagus cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Jugular
foramen
Exit for accessory cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Jugular foramen
Exit for hypoglossal cranial nerve? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Hypoglossal canal
Where does the light enter through? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
lens
Once light enters through the lens it goes to the what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------retina
What is the central fixation for each eye w the highest visual acuity? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------fovea
This surrounds the fovea and also has a relatively high visual acuity? ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------macula
,This area is formed by axons leaving the retina and has no photoreceptors
------CORRECT ANSWER---------------optic disc
15 degs lateral temporal is known as your what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------blind spot
What are the 3 layers of the retina? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
outmost layer
biplor layer
innermost layer
What layer contains rods and cones? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
outermost
Do rods or cones provide low resolution visual images? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------rods
Are there more rods or cones? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------rods
Which one does not detect color? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
rods
Cortical stroke syndromes (MCA, ACA, PCA) ______ is the most common
source of infarct. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------MCA (superior
, division: anterior and parietal; inferior division: temporal; deep territory:
check book)
True or false:
Proximal occlusions affect all three regions (MCA, ACA, PCA); known as a
stem infarct) ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------True
___________ strokes usually have a worse prognosis for survival or
recovery. May involve coma, lesions of CNs, lesions of descending motor
or ascending sensory pathways. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Brainstem
The prognosis of a brainstem stroke depends on what? ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------Location and size of lesion as well as amount of
collateral blood flow and early medical care
The four D's with crossed findings? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
Diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, and dizziness (ipsilateral)
______________ pathways send information from the brain to the
periphery (motor). ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Descending
______________ pathways send sensory information from the periphery to
the brain. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Ascending
