USAHS clinical neuroscience
units 11 and 12 Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
The basal ganglia is a collection of ___________ within the brain. -
Answer: Nuclei (flows by two pathways; direct and indirect)
Question: What are the four circuits in the basal ganglia -
Answer: 1. Motor control
2. Oculomotor
3. Emotions (limbic)
4. Prefrontal (cognition)
Question: The ___________ is two of the nuclei in the basal ganglia; caudate and
putamen. -
Answer: Striatum (collects info)
,Question: The indirect pathway has a net _____________ effect on the output to
the thalamus. -
Answer: Inhibitory
Question: The direct pathway ____________ the thalamus. -
Answer: Excites (leading to increased movement)
Question: Damage to the indirect pathway causes _____________ movements. -
Answer: Hyperkinetic
Question: Review first VOPP and write down the direct and indirect pathways -
Answer:
Question: The ______________ gets sensory information from the brain and the
spinal cord and communicates back to the brain about movement. -
Answer: cerebellum
,Question: The _______________ asks and answers the question, "Is this
movement what the cerebrum intended?" It compares what the actual movement
is to what the brain intended and adjusts it as needed. -
Answer: Cerebellum
Question: What are the three major functions of the cerebellum? -
Answer: 1. synergy of movement (properly grouping movements/motor learning)
2. maintenance of upright posture
3. maintenance of tone
Question: The cerebellum is divided into three functional regions and each of
these regions has a specific function. What are they and what do they control? -
Answer: Lateral region: motor planning for extremities
Intermediate zone: limb coordination
Middle part (vermis and flocculus): trunk coordination and balance
, Question: True or false:
All of the outputs from the cerebellum go through deep cerebellar nuclei as well as
vestibular nuclei. -
Answer: True
Question: What is the mnemonic to remember the orientation of the nuclei from
lateral to medial? -
Answer: Don't eat greasy foods (dentate, emboliform, globase nuceli, and fastigal)
Question: The __________ ligament is the largest nucleus and is active just
before voluntary movements. -
Answer: Dentate
Question: The _____________ and the ___________ __________ together
make up something called the interposed nuclei and these movements are active
during and in relation to the movement and they also work mainly on our limbs. -
Answer: emboliform and globase nuclei
units 11 and 12 Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
The basal ganglia is a collection of ___________ within the brain. -
Answer: Nuclei (flows by two pathways; direct and indirect)
Question: What are the four circuits in the basal ganglia -
Answer: 1. Motor control
2. Oculomotor
3. Emotions (limbic)
4. Prefrontal (cognition)
Question: The ___________ is two of the nuclei in the basal ganglia; caudate and
putamen. -
Answer: Striatum (collects info)
,Question: The indirect pathway has a net _____________ effect on the output to
the thalamus. -
Answer: Inhibitory
Question: The direct pathway ____________ the thalamus. -
Answer: Excites (leading to increased movement)
Question: Damage to the indirect pathway causes _____________ movements. -
Answer: Hyperkinetic
Question: Review first VOPP and write down the direct and indirect pathways -
Answer:
Question: The ______________ gets sensory information from the brain and the
spinal cord and communicates back to the brain about movement. -
Answer: cerebellum
,Question: The _______________ asks and answers the question, "Is this
movement what the cerebrum intended?" It compares what the actual movement
is to what the brain intended and adjusts it as needed. -
Answer: Cerebellum
Question: What are the three major functions of the cerebellum? -
Answer: 1. synergy of movement (properly grouping movements/motor learning)
2. maintenance of upright posture
3. maintenance of tone
Question: The cerebellum is divided into three functional regions and each of
these regions has a specific function. What are they and what do they control? -
Answer: Lateral region: motor planning for extremities
Intermediate zone: limb coordination
Middle part (vermis and flocculus): trunk coordination and balance
, Question: True or false:
All of the outputs from the cerebellum go through deep cerebellar nuclei as well as
vestibular nuclei. -
Answer: True
Question: What is the mnemonic to remember the orientation of the nuclei from
lateral to medial? -
Answer: Don't eat greasy foods (dentate, emboliform, globase nuceli, and fastigal)
Question: The __________ ligament is the largest nucleus and is active just
before voluntary movements. -
Answer: Dentate
Question: The _____________ and the ___________ __________ together
make up something called the interposed nuclei and these movements are active
during and in relation to the movement and they also work mainly on our limbs. -
Answer: emboliform and globase nuclei
