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CNS mash exam 2 excluding cranial nerves and nuclei

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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Includes fastigial nucleus   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum,  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Afferents include the dorsal spinocerebellar tract   Spinocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Is phylogenically the oldest portion   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Is most important region for fine motor control   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Efferent terminate on the red nucleas   Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: In general, effects muscles on the same side of the body   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Influences the motor cortices   Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Pathology likely results in truncal ataxia and nystagnius   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Especially important in large motor stereotyped movements   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Influences lower motor neurons by thee reticulospinal tracts   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receieves afferents from nucleus dorsalis   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Recieves the vast majority of its input indirectly from the cerebral cortex   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Afferents include cuneocerebellar fibers   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Deep nucleus receives inhibitory afferents from the cortex/purkinje cells   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Efferent fibers decussate in the superios cerebellar peduncle   Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Affects the lower motor neurons by the pontine and medullary reticulospinal tracts   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Function could be affected by a lesion in the internal capsule   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: AFfects the lower motor neurons through the rubrospinal tract   Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Granule cells of the corte recieve mossy fibers   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Includes the dentate nucleus   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Includes the interposed nucleus (Globose/Emboliform)   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Affects the lower motor neurons by the corticospinal tract   Spinocerbellum, Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Affects the lowermotor neurons by the lateral vestibulospinal tract   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Disturbances may result in speech problems   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Recieves afferents from the lateral cuneate nucleus   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Affects lower motor neurons be the medial longitudinal fasciculus.   Vestibulocerebellum, Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Roughly equivalent to the archicerebellum   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receives climbing fibers from the inferior olivary nucleus   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receives afferents directly from the maculae   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receives afferents from the mesencephalic nucleus   Spinocerbellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Largely composed of neocerebellum   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receives vast majority of afferents from reticular nuclei of brainstem   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Purkinje fibers of the cerebellar cortex terminate directly on brainstem nuclei   Vestibulocerebellum  
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Name the region of the cerebellum described: Receives climbing fibers   Pontocerebellum  
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Name the motor condition: Hyperkinetic autosomal dominant genetic disease is characterized by widespread destruction of the basal nuclei and the cerebrum.   Huntington's chorea  
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Name the motor condition: Hyperkinetic disease characterized by slow movements, increased muscles tone, loss of facial expression, delayed initiation, and pill rolling tremor   Parkinson's disease  
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Name the motor condition: Characterized by truncal ataxia and nystagmus   Flocculonodular Syndrome  
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Name the motor condition: Violent involuntary flailing movements resulting from a lesion in contralateral subthalamic nucleus   Hemiballismus  
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Name the motor condition: Involuntary movements of the tongue and face induced by antipsychotic drugs   Tardive Dyskinesia  
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Name the motor condition: May develop following rheumatic fever   Syndenham's Chorea  
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Name the motor condition: Characterized by increased muscle tone and decreased voluntary movements   Hypokinesia aka Parkinson's disease  
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Name the motor condition: A decrease in olfactory sense may precede diagnosis by up to 4   Parkinson's Disease  
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The ganglion axon from the retina terminate on _____________ for eye movement   Superior colliculus  
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The ganglion axon from the retina terminate on _____________ in the pathway for pupillary dilation in response to light.   Hypothalamus  
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The ganglion axon from the retina terminate on _____________ in the pathway for the pupillary light response. (Constriction)   Superior colliculus  
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The ganglion axon from the retina terminate on _____________ in the pathway for conscious visual awareness.   Lateral geniculate  
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The ganglion axon from the retina receive afferent from _____________ in the retina.   the bipolar neurons  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: excitatory stimuli   left inferior olivary nucleus and left arcuate nuclei by the inferior cerebellar peduncle  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: excitatory stimuli   left pontine nuclei by the middle cerebellar peduncle  
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Afferents to the right dentate nucleus: inhibitory stimuli   purkinje cells located in the pontocerebellum cortex  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on____________ in the pathway for vision   Lateral geniculate  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on____________ in the pathway for pupillary dilation.   Hypothalamus  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on____________ in the pathway for pupillary constriction.   Superior colliculus  
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Ganglion cell axons terminate on____________ for endocrine responses to light.   Hypothalamus  
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In general, purkinje cell axons of the cerebellum terminate on the ______ where they have______.   deep nuclei, inhibitory response.  
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Vestibular nuclei project to the extraocular nuclei by the   Medial longitudinal fasciculus  
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Vestibular nuclei project to the _________ for conscious awareness.   ventral posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus  
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Deafness in the right ear is most likely caused by a problem in the   outer right ear, outside the CNS  
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Receptive aphasia may result from an occlusion in the   Left middle cerebral artery  
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As an example of descending auditory fibers, the ___________ projects to the Organ of Corti.   superior olivary nucleus  
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In the basic auditory pathway, the medial geniculate recieves info from the from the ______________ and projects to area ____.   right and left inferior colli, area 41 and 42  
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Which two descending motor tracts, terminating only in the cervical cord are important for coordination of head and eye position?   Medial vestibulospinal tract, tectospinal tract  
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Which sensory epithelium senses linear acceleration?   Maculae  
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In the basic auditory pathwy, the right inferior colliculus recieves afferents from the _________ and sends info to the ____________.   right and left ventral and dorsal cochlear nuclei, right medial geniculate  
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Which accessory auditory nucleus is required for the ability to discern distance and direction?   Superior olivary nucleus  
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What nuclei forms the paleostriatum?   Globus pallidus  
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Pathology which results in Parkinson's disease:   Substantia nigra  
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Name the descending tract by which the vestibulocerebellum affects the extraocular nuclei:   Medial longitudinal fasciculus  
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Name the descending tract by which the vestibulocerebellum affects the LMN of the lumbosacral spinal cord:   Lateral Vestibulospinal tract  
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A person has a vascular lesion which gives signs and symptoms of both basal nuclear and pontocerebellar dysfunctions. Give the most likely location of the lesion:   Anterior limb of internal capsule, basal peduncle, basal pons  
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Diziness and deafness in the right ear is damage to?   Right vestibulocochlear nerve  
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What sensory epithelium responds to rotary movements of the head?   Crista Ampularis  
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In general, info from the macula projects to the ________ portion of area ___.   posterior, 17  
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Which of the following is characteristic of disturbances in the vestibular system?   Truncal Ataxia and Nystagmus  
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In the basic auditory pathway, the right inferior colliculus projects to the:   right medial geniculate  
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Which one is true of the fovea centralis?   Is the area of highest visual acuity, contains only cones  
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What nucleus lies adjacent to the anterior limb of the internal capsule?   Caudate  
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The left lateral lemniscus is formed from the fibers originating on:   dorsal and ventral cochlear nuclei  
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Two cell layers that separate in a detached retina:   Pigment and photoreceptor layers  
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Why is the fovea centralis the area of highest visual acuity?   Only cones with no vessels, no convergence  
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In the basic auditory pathway for conscious awareness, the right cochlear nuclei project to   the right and left inferior colliculus  
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A person suffering unilateral hearing loss due to vascular lesion, also includes deficits in general sensation to head and body. Which artery is affected?   Posterios inferior cerebral artery  
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The basilar membrane in the apical portion of the organ of corti vibrates maximally to:   low frequencies  
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The lamallae of rods contain:   Rhodopsin  
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Which reticular nuclei are required for conjugate eye movement?   gaze centers= Abducens and Occulomotor  
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How do eyes move with stimulation of right area 8?   To the left  
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A person develops a dramatic increase in appetite with weight gain and changes in behavior and rage. What is the site of the lesion?   Hypothalamus  
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Dis location of the uncus may occlude:   posterior cerebral artery  
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In general, olfactory ares send info to:   limbic areas  
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