USAHS Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions and
Answers. (Graded A)
1). Rostral to the midbrain is the
Ans: cerebrum
2). During development the cns arises from the sheath that folds over to form the
Ans: neural tube
3). What structure does the telecephalon contain
Ans: cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex
white matter
basal ganglia
basal nuceli
4). The diencephalon is composed of what structures
Ans: hypothalamus
epithalamus
thalamus
5). The mecencephalon is known as what
Ans: midbrain
6). The metacephalon is made up of what 2 structures
Ans: cerebellum and pons
7). Gray matter is composed of what
Ans: nuclei
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, 8). White matter is composed of what
Ans: tracts
9). What is a collection of cell bodies of neurons associated with the pns
Ans: ganglion
10). What is composed of bundles of axons in the cns
Ans: tracts
11). What is the collection of cell bodies within the cns also known as the sum of the body and
cell bodies are considered to be gray matter
Ans: nucleus
12). What are bundles of axons that are found in the pns
Ans: nerves
13). In the cns the most excited neurotransmitter is
Ans: gluetamate
14). In the cns the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter is
Ans: gapa
15). In the pns what is the main transmitter
Ans: acetalcohiline
16). You find that your patient has impairment with propiception, vibration and touch after a
stroke. what is being affected?
Ans: dorsal column and medial meniscus
17). Your patient had a stroke, your testing for sensation and notice patient has an impairment
with temperature, crude touch and pain. what pathway is affected?
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Answers. (Graded A)
1). Rostral to the midbrain is the
Ans: cerebrum
2). During development the cns arises from the sheath that folds over to form the
Ans: neural tube
3). What structure does the telecephalon contain
Ans: cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex
white matter
basal ganglia
basal nuceli
4). The diencephalon is composed of what structures
Ans: hypothalamus
epithalamus
thalamus
5). The mecencephalon is known as what
Ans: midbrain
6). The metacephalon is made up of what 2 structures
Ans: cerebellum and pons
7). Gray matter is composed of what
Ans: nuclei
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, 8). White matter is composed of what
Ans: tracts
9). What is a collection of cell bodies of neurons associated with the pns
Ans: ganglion
10). What is composed of bundles of axons in the cns
Ans: tracts
11). What is the collection of cell bodies within the cns also known as the sum of the body and
cell bodies are considered to be gray matter
Ans: nucleus
12). What are bundles of axons that are found in the pns
Ans: nerves
13). In the cns the most excited neurotransmitter is
Ans: gluetamate
14). In the cns the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter is
Ans: gapa
15). In the pns what is the main transmitter
Ans: acetalcohiline
16). You find that your patient has impairment with propiception, vibration and touch after a
stroke. what is being affected?
Ans: dorsal column and medial meniscus
17). Your patient had a stroke, your testing for sensation and notice patient has an impairment
with temperature, crude touch and pain. what pathway is affected?
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