The parietal lobe is ________ (directional term) to the frontal lobe
What is posterior?
100
This is the connecting arterial pathway at the base of the brain.
What is the Circle of Willis?
100
This is a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
What is a motor unit?
100
These three branches form the Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
What are opthalamic, maxillary, and mandibular?
100
Patient A has difficulty swallowing and poor coordination. Some people report that he sounds drunk. Patient A has...
What is ataxia (ataxic dysarthria okay too)
200
A neuron with a -70 mV charge is considered to have a _____ potential.
What is resting?
200
These two arteries arise superiorly from the heart and run along the sides of the neck, near the jugular veins.
What are the carotids?
200
Dopamine is produced here
What is the substantia nigra?
200
These two cranial nerves are exclusively special sensory nerves.
What are CN I and II (olfactory and optic)?
200
Bradykinesia and this symptom are possible criteria for diagnosing Parkinson's Disease
What is (any):
- resting tremor
- unilateral onset
- progressive persistant asymmetry
- excellent response to L-Dopa (~5 years)
300
These neurons do not leave the CNS
What are upper motor neurons?
300
CSF is produced here.
What is the choroid plexus?
300
This structure coordinates movement
What is the cerebellum?
300
This nerve has general, visceral, and special sensory powers.
What is the glossopharyngeal nerve?
general sensory - posterior 1/3 tongue, tonsil, pharynx, etc.
visceral sensory - carotid body
special sensory - taste posterior 1/3 tongue
300
Patient B uses neologistic jargon, often substitutes words (paraphasias), omits function words, and is generally difficult to understand. Patient B has difficulty with comprehension. Patient B has...
What is Wernicke's Aphasia?
400
If you look at a coronal slice of the brain, gray matter appears (medial/lateral) to white matter.
What is lateral?
400
Name 3 signs of a stroke
(Multiple answers)
400
These three symptoms typically describe lower motor neuron damage.
What are flaccidity, hypo-reflexivity, and fasciculations? (other answers may be OK)
400
Unilateral weakness due to damage of this cranial nerve is a sign of Bell's palsy.
What is CN VII (Facial?)
400
DAILY DOUBLE: President Jed Bartlett of the West Wing had this type of multiple sclerosis.
Bonus 100 pts: Describe this type of MS.
What is relapsing-remitting?
Bonus: demyelinating disease characterized by "flare-ups" followed by a period of no symptoms.
500
This connects Broca's and Wernicke's areas
What is the arcuate fasciculus?
500
This neuroimaging procedure shows the vascular system.
What is angiography?
500
Cerebellar output travels through which cerebellar peduncle(s)?
What are the inferior and superior peduncles?
500
This cranial nerve means "wandering" in Latin. It also has pharyngeal and laryngeal branches.
What is CN X (Vagus)?
500
Acoustic neuroma is characterized by...
What is hearing loss, balance deficit, ringing in ears, etc.