NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
approximately _______________ percent of human genome is
expressed in nervous tissue -
correct answer ✅70
mRNAs that are produced from the same locus but are different in
their transcription start sites -
correct answer ✅genetic isoforms
stains the nucleolus and organelles containing nucleic acids on a
neuron -
correct answer ✅nissl stain
division of Periphery which projects motor neuron axons of the
C.N.S. to skeletal muscle -
correct answer ✅somatic motor
visceral motor neurons found in the brain stem and spinal cord,
which synapse with peripheral motor neurons of the autonomic
ganglia -
correct answer ✅pre-ganglionic neurons
,NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
division of autonomic motor system whose ganglia lie along or
infront of vertebrate column or peripheral target organs -
correct answer ✅sympathetic
division of autonomic motor system whose ganglia lie adjacent to
the target organs they innervate -
correct answer ✅parasympathetic
division of visceral motor system composed of small ganglia and
individual neurons scattered throughout the gut, functioning in
secretion and motility -
correct answer ✅enteric
glia most critical to early nervous tissue development -
correct answer ✅radial
_______________ genetic analysis
mutate the genotype and observe new phenotype, function of gene
is then found by the new phenotype (AKA-mutagenesis) -
correct answer ✅forward
,NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
____________________ genetic analysis
analogous to genetic engineering -
correct answer ✅reverse
________________ and _______________ first coined the
neuronal doctrine -
correct answer ✅ramon, cajal
__________________ air injection into subarachnoid membrane
C.S.F. causes contrast for X-ray imaging of the brain -
correct answer ✅pneumoencephalography
_________________ contrast agents introduced into cerebral
vasculature via arterial catheters, creating high quality contrast for
X-ray imaging of the brain -
correct answer ✅cerebral angiography
_________________ use of a narrow X ray beam and various
sensitive detectors, which circulate the brain and create a map of
radio-densities which are used to discriminate structures and
, NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
tissues -
correct answer ✅CT
__________________ hyper-polarization at neuronal membrane
causing no significant alterations in physiology -
correct answer ✅passive electrical responses
3 types of ions with remarkedly higher extracellular concentrations
at resting potential -
correct answer ✅chloride, calcium and sodium
_________________ ion
functions by positive feedback in action potentials -
correct answer ✅na
________________ ion
functions by negative feedback in action potentials
potassium -
correct answer ✅k
Questions And Answers
approximately _______________ percent of human genome is
expressed in nervous tissue -
correct answer ✅70
mRNAs that are produced from the same locus but are different in
their transcription start sites -
correct answer ✅genetic isoforms
stains the nucleolus and organelles containing nucleic acids on a
neuron -
correct answer ✅nissl stain
division of Periphery which projects motor neuron axons of the
C.N.S. to skeletal muscle -
correct answer ✅somatic motor
visceral motor neurons found in the brain stem and spinal cord,
which synapse with peripheral motor neurons of the autonomic
ganglia -
correct answer ✅pre-ganglionic neurons
,NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
division of autonomic motor system whose ganglia lie along or
infront of vertebrate column or peripheral target organs -
correct answer ✅sympathetic
division of autonomic motor system whose ganglia lie adjacent to
the target organs they innervate -
correct answer ✅parasympathetic
division of visceral motor system composed of small ganglia and
individual neurons scattered throughout the gut, functioning in
secretion and motility -
correct answer ✅enteric
glia most critical to early nervous tissue development -
correct answer ✅radial
_______________ genetic analysis
mutate the genotype and observe new phenotype, function of gene
is then found by the new phenotype (AKA-mutagenesis) -
correct answer ✅forward
,NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
____________________ genetic analysis
analogous to genetic engineering -
correct answer ✅reverse
________________ and _______________ first coined the
neuronal doctrine -
correct answer ✅ramon, cajal
__________________ air injection into subarachnoid membrane
C.S.F. causes contrast for X-ray imaging of the brain -
correct answer ✅pneumoencephalography
_________________ contrast agents introduced into cerebral
vasculature via arterial catheters, creating high quality contrast for
X-ray imaging of the brain -
correct answer ✅cerebral angiography
_________________ use of a narrow X ray beam and various
sensitive detectors, which circulate the brain and create a map of
radio-densities which are used to discriminate structures and
, NSC 4319: Clinical Neuroscience Exam
Questions And Answers
tissues -
correct answer ✅CT
__________________ hyper-polarization at neuronal membrane
causing no significant alterations in physiology -
correct answer ✅passive electrical responses
3 types of ions with remarkedly higher extracellular concentrations
at resting potential -
correct answer ✅chloride, calcium and sodium
_________________ ion
functions by positive feedback in action potentials -
correct answer ✅na
________________ ion
functions by negative feedback in action potentials
potassium -
correct answer ✅k
