USAHS CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Anterior artery supplies - ANSWER: 2/3rds of spinal cord
Internal carotid and vertebral arteries are important because - ANSWER: they both
bring blood to the brain
Anterior communicating and posterior communicating arteries - ANSWER: are the
bridges (of the diagram for circle of willis)
What is the cranial nerve exit for olfactory nerve - ANSWER: cribriform plate
What is the cranial nerve exit for the optic nerve - ANSWER: optic canal
What is the cranial nerve exit for the oculomotor nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital
fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for the trochlear nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital
fissure
How many branches does the trigeminal nerve have and what are their exits -
ANSWER: 3 branches:
ophthalmic (superior orbital fissure)
maxillary foramen (rotundum)
mandibular (foramen ovale and foramen spinosum)
What is the cranial nerve exit for abducens nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for facial nerve - ANSWER: stylomastoid foramen
internal acoustic meatus
How many branches does the facial nerve have. What is its cranial nerve exit -
ANSWER: 1:
greater petrosal nerve and exit is foramen lacerum
What is the cranial nerve exit for vestibulocochlear - ANSWER: internal acoustic
meatus
What is the cranial nerve exit for glossalpharyngeal and what is its branch and exit -
ANSWER: jugular foramen
branch is lesser petrosal
, exit: comes out of foramen ovale
What is the cranial neve exit for vagus - ANSWER: jugular foramen
What is the cranial nerve exit for accessory - ANSWER: jugular foramen
What is the cranial nerve exit for hypoglossal - ANSWER: hypoglossal canal
ALS is more common in men or women - ANSWER: men
Which is more common in women, ALS or MS - ANSWER: MS
How many vestibular nuclei are there - ANSWER: 4 on each side
8 total. Will fall Under the 4th ventrical under medulla and pons.
An upper motor neuron pathology within the corticospinal tract is called what -
ANSWER: ALS
What corticosensory lost is present and what will the client struggle with - ANSWER:
Stereognosis and graphesthesia
Which stroke happens more often in younger patients - ANSWER: hemorrhagic
stroke
Which stroke happens more often with the general population - ANSWER: ischemic
stroke
List the CSF pathway - ANSWER: 1. Choroid plexus
2. lateral ventricle
3. intraventricular foramen
4. 3rd ventricle
5. cerebral aquaduct
6. 4th ventricle
7. foramen of magendi
What are the 3 spaces between the skull, brain and meninges from outside to inside
- ANSWER: epidermal space
subdural space
subarachnoid space
A hallmark of this diagnosis is demyelination of the oligodendrocytes - ANSWER: MS
ALS involves upper, lower or both motor neurons - ANSWER: both
Where does the rubrospinal tract begin - ANSWER: red nuclei
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Anterior artery supplies - ANSWER: 2/3rds of spinal cord
Internal carotid and vertebral arteries are important because - ANSWER: they both
bring blood to the brain
Anterior communicating and posterior communicating arteries - ANSWER: are the
bridges (of the diagram for circle of willis)
What is the cranial nerve exit for olfactory nerve - ANSWER: cribriform plate
What is the cranial nerve exit for the optic nerve - ANSWER: optic canal
What is the cranial nerve exit for the oculomotor nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital
fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for the trochlear nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital
fissure
How many branches does the trigeminal nerve have and what are their exits -
ANSWER: 3 branches:
ophthalmic (superior orbital fissure)
maxillary foramen (rotundum)
mandibular (foramen ovale and foramen spinosum)
What is the cranial nerve exit for abducens nerve - ANSWER: superior orbital fissure
What is the cranial nerve exit for facial nerve - ANSWER: stylomastoid foramen
internal acoustic meatus
How many branches does the facial nerve have. What is its cranial nerve exit -
ANSWER: 1:
greater petrosal nerve and exit is foramen lacerum
What is the cranial nerve exit for vestibulocochlear - ANSWER: internal acoustic
meatus
What is the cranial nerve exit for glossalpharyngeal and what is its branch and exit -
ANSWER: jugular foramen
branch is lesser petrosal
, exit: comes out of foramen ovale
What is the cranial neve exit for vagus - ANSWER: jugular foramen
What is the cranial nerve exit for accessory - ANSWER: jugular foramen
What is the cranial nerve exit for hypoglossal - ANSWER: hypoglossal canal
ALS is more common in men or women - ANSWER: men
Which is more common in women, ALS or MS - ANSWER: MS
How many vestibular nuclei are there - ANSWER: 4 on each side
8 total. Will fall Under the 4th ventrical under medulla and pons.
An upper motor neuron pathology within the corticospinal tract is called what -
ANSWER: ALS
What corticosensory lost is present and what will the client struggle with - ANSWER:
Stereognosis and graphesthesia
Which stroke happens more often in younger patients - ANSWER: hemorrhagic
stroke
Which stroke happens more often with the general population - ANSWER: ischemic
stroke
List the CSF pathway - ANSWER: 1. Choroid plexus
2. lateral ventricle
3. intraventricular foramen
4. 3rd ventricle
5. cerebral aquaduct
6. 4th ventricle
7. foramen of magendi
What are the 3 spaces between the skull, brain and meninges from outside to inside
- ANSWER: epidermal space
subdural space
subarachnoid space
A hallmark of this diagnosis is demyelination of the oligodendrocytes - ANSWER: MS
ALS involves upper, lower or both motor neurons - ANSWER: both
Where does the rubrospinal tract begin - ANSWER: red nuclei
