Special Senses
Brain
Disease Cases1
Disease Cases2
Disease Cases3
Anatomy
100
True or False: All Papillae on the tongue have taste buds.
False - Fililform Papillae do not have taste buds
100
What part of the brain is responsible for feeling fear and anxiety?
Amygdala
100
70 year old man with sudden onset slurred speech, right facial droop, right sided weakness.
Stroke
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
100
67 year old man with memory loss.
What is the cause?
Alzheimer's dementia
Amyloid protein deposits in the brain
100
65 year old man with a tremor and a shuffling gait
Parkinson's Disease
100
Gustatory cells are found where?
Taste buds of tongue
200
What are the largest type of Papillae on the tongue?
Circumvallate
200
What 2 parts of the brain are responsible for speech?
Broca's and Wernicke's area
200
7 year old girl who is lethargic and wetting her bed at night, drinking lots of water.
Diabetes (Type 1)
200
40 year old female who has a rapid heartbeat, weight loss, sweats a lot and diarrhea.
Hyperthyroidism
200
Your uncle died at age 61 of a disease where his muscles slowly became weaker until he was no longer able to breath.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
200
Where is the focal point of light on the retina?
Macula (Fovea Centralis)
300
What cranial nerve is responsible for smell interpretation?
Olfactory nerve (CN 1)
300
What part of the brain is responsible for balance?
What part of the ear is responsible for balance?
Cerebellum
Semicircular canal
300
A friend has a little brother who is 7 years old. He was born with a learning disability, can't walk, and has weakness and contracted muscles in his arms and legs.
Cerebral Palsy
300
60 year old man who is overweight and noticed he is drinking a lot of water and urinating a lot. He feels weak and tired.
Diabetes (type 2)
300
30 year old diabetic man took his morning insulin and skipped breakfast. He is now shaky and dizzy. What is wrong? What should you do?
Hypoglycemia
Give him juice
300
What is an Astigmatism?
Problem with cornea or lens with irregular shape causing multiple focal points on the retina. Diplopia.
400
Conductive hearing loss is a problem with what parts of the ear?
Outer or Middle
400
What are the functions of the limbic system?
Primative brain:
Hunger, reproduction, protect kids, fight/flight, sleep/wake
400
Your grandmother calls you and says that yesterday she couldn't talk and had left side weakness for 1 hour. She feels fine now.
Mini-stroke
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
400
46 year old female who has had blurry vision in her left eye for 2 years and now has right leg weakness for 1 month and urinating on herself at times.
Multiple Sclerosis
400
What is the diagnosis?
Conjunctivitis "Pink eye"
400
What organ is responsible for monitoring calcium in the body
Parathyroid gland
500
What part of the eye drains the aqueous humor
Canal of Schlemm
500
What part of the brain do most seizures originate in?
Temporal lobe
500
45 year old male who is always cold, has gained 30 lbs in the last year, and is frequently constipated.
What is the cause and treatment?
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Cause: Autoimmune disease
Treatment: Thyroid replacement hormone (T3/T4)500
Your neighbor adopted a 4 year old boy from china. He has a learning disability, goiter, and is frequently constipated. What is the treatment?
Hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency (Cretinism)
He needs iodine in his diet
500
You can see things far away, but not nearby.
What is the problem? What is the treatment?
Hyperopia
500
44 year old woman says she can't see out of the sides of her eyes and has a headache for 1 month.
What is the treatment?
Pituitary Tumor
Surgery
