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CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2026/2027 BANK ACCURATE
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM 2 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
Cross communication between blood vessels is called?
a. Decussation
b. Anastomosis
c. Bifurcation
d. Arteriosclerosis ......ANSWER......b. Anastomosis
The primary motor and sensory cortices surround what landmark?
a. Central sulcus
b. Longitudinal fissure
c. Sylvian fissure
d. Intraparietal sulcus ......ANSWER......a. Central sulcus
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause:
......ANSWER......Contralateral lower extremity weakness
The common goal of functional mapping is to identify?
a. Cranial nerves
b. Evoke epileptic foci
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c. After discharges
d. Sensorimotor language area ......ANSWER......d. Sensorimotor
language area
Cervical myelopathy may inhibit?
a. cEEG
b. ECoG
c. Language mapping
d. Sensorimotor localization ......ANSWER......d. Sensorimotor
localization
Cortical responses recorded over the primary somatosensory cortex to
median SSEPs are?
a. Positive nearfield responses
b. Negative nearfield responses
c. Positive farfield responses
d. Negative farfield responses ......ANSWER......b. Negative nearfield
responses
The tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are collectively
called the:
a. Intra-hemispheric association fibers
b. Internal capsule
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c. Corpus callosum
d. Hemispheric association fibers ......ANSWER......c. Corpus callosum
The following can be used to map the central sulcus:
a. Sphenoidal electrodes
b. Grid or strip electrodes
c. Nasopharyngeal electrodes
d. Foramen ovale electrodes ......ANSWER......b. Grid or strip electrodes
The central sulcus divides what areas in the cortex?
a. Parietal and temporal lobes
b. Left and right hemisphere
c. Frontal and parietal lobes
d. Frontal and temporal lobes ......ANSWER......c. Frontal and parietal
lobes
Wernicke's area lies in the:
a. Posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
b. Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
c. Posterior part of the inferior temporal gyrus
d. Posterior part of the parietal lobe ......ANSWER......a. Posterior part of
the superior temporal gyrus
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An appropriate time base for sensory-motor localization would be
a. 500 msec
b. 200 msec
c. 20 msec
d. 50 msec ......ANSWER......d. 50 msec
The physiologic substrate of clinical activity is:
a. Hyperactive glial potentials
b. Abnormal neuronal discharge
c. Excessive GABAergic activity
d. Repeated disturbances in cerebral blood flow ......ANSWER......b.
Abnormal neuronal discharge
Intracranial electrodes (what phase is this)
a. Phase II/III
b. Phase V
c. Phase IV
d. Phase I ......ANSWER......a. Phase II/III
The Rolandic fissure separates the
a. Parietal lobe from the occipital lobe
b. Precentral and postcentral gyrus
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CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2026/2027 BANK ACCURATE
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM 2 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
Cross communication between blood vessels is called?
a. Decussation
b. Anastomosis
c. Bifurcation
d. Arteriosclerosis ......ANSWER......b. Anastomosis
The primary motor and sensory cortices surround what landmark?
a. Central sulcus
b. Longitudinal fissure
c. Sylvian fissure
d. Intraparietal sulcus ......ANSWER......a. Central sulcus
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause:
......ANSWER......Contralateral lower extremity weakness
The common goal of functional mapping is to identify?
a. Cranial nerves
b. Evoke epileptic foci
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c. After discharges
d. Sensorimotor language area ......ANSWER......d. Sensorimotor
language area
Cervical myelopathy may inhibit?
a. cEEG
b. ECoG
c. Language mapping
d. Sensorimotor localization ......ANSWER......d. Sensorimotor
localization
Cortical responses recorded over the primary somatosensory cortex to
median SSEPs are?
a. Positive nearfield responses
b. Negative nearfield responses
c. Positive farfield responses
d. Negative farfield responses ......ANSWER......b. Negative nearfield
responses
The tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are collectively
called the:
a. Intra-hemispheric association fibers
b. Internal capsule
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c. Corpus callosum
d. Hemispheric association fibers ......ANSWER......c. Corpus callosum
The following can be used to map the central sulcus:
a. Sphenoidal electrodes
b. Grid or strip electrodes
c. Nasopharyngeal electrodes
d. Foramen ovale electrodes ......ANSWER......b. Grid or strip electrodes
The central sulcus divides what areas in the cortex?
a. Parietal and temporal lobes
b. Left and right hemisphere
c. Frontal and parietal lobes
d. Frontal and temporal lobes ......ANSWER......c. Frontal and parietal
lobes
Wernicke's area lies in the:
a. Posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
b. Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
c. Posterior part of the inferior temporal gyrus
d. Posterior part of the parietal lobe ......ANSWER......a. Posterior part of
the superior temporal gyrus
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An appropriate time base for sensory-motor localization would be
a. 500 msec
b. 200 msec
c. 20 msec
d. 50 msec ......ANSWER......d. 50 msec
The physiologic substrate of clinical activity is:
a. Hyperactive glial potentials
b. Abnormal neuronal discharge
c. Excessive GABAergic activity
d. Repeated disturbances in cerebral blood flow ......ANSWER......b.
Abnormal neuronal discharge
Intracranial electrodes (what phase is this)
a. Phase II/III
b. Phase V
c. Phase IV
d. Phase I ......ANSWER......a. Phase II/III
The Rolandic fissure separates the
a. Parietal lobe from the occipital lobe
b. Precentral and postcentral gyrus
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