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A stroke patient has a lesion on their trigeminal ophthalmic branch.Which symptom would the patient exhibit?


A) loss of smell
B) loss of pain,temperature and touch sesnsation
C) loss of sensation on posterior part of tongue
D) loss of sensation on anterior 2/3 of tongue
E) paralysis of tongue muscles

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Damage to which cranial nerve may result in death?


A) glossopharyngeal
B) vagus
C) vestibulocochlear
D) oculomotor
E) facial

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Which type of brain wave occurs at regular intervals when a person is awake but not when a person is sleeping?


A) Alpha waves
B) Beta waves
C) Theta waves
D) Delta waves.
E) All of the selections are correct

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Cerebrospinal fluid passes through what structure in the midbrain as it moves from the third to the fourth ventricle?


A) Lateral ventricle
B) Septum pellucidum
C) Third ventricle
D) Fourth ventricle
E) Aqueduct of the midbrain

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Anosmia may result from head injuries in which the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone is fractured.This condition results in impaired function of which cranial nerve in the diagram? Anosmia may result from head injuries in which the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone is fractured.This condition results in impaired function of which cranial nerve in the diagram?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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Which region of the brain is separated by the third ventricle and projects most sensory information to the cerebral cortex from the spinal cord and brain stem?


A) Thalamus
B) Hypothalamus
C) Epithalamus
D) Pons
E) Midbrain

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Which cranial nerve in the diagram has a somatic motor function primarily involved in moving the upper eyelid and eyeball and an autonomic function involved in iris muscle contraction? Which cranial nerve in the diagram has a somatic motor function primarily involved in moving the upper eyelid and eyeball and an autonomic function involved in iris muscle contraction?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) F


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) F

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Which functional area of the cerebrum is responsible for perception of touch,coldness and warmth?


A) Broca's area
B) Primary visual area
C) Common integrative area
D) Prefrontal cortex area
E) Primary somatosensory area

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Which cranial nerve is associated with nuclei in both the medulla oblongata and pons?


A) V
B) VI
C) VII
D) VIII
E) IX

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The central sulcus of the cerebrum separates the_____,and the lateral fissure separates the _____.


A) two cerebral hemispheres;frontal lobe from parietal lobe
B) frontal lobe from the parietal lobe;temporal lobe from frontal lobe
C) frontal lobe from the temporal lobe;occipital lobe from parietal lobe
D) parietal lobe from the temporal lobe;parietal lobe from frontal lobe
E) temporal lobe from the occipital lobe;temporal lobe from parietal lobe

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Which cranial nerve in the diagram is involved with speech and swallowing and has a purely motor function? Which cranial nerve in the diagram is involved with speech and swallowing and has a purely motor function?   A) H B) I C) J D) K E) L


A) H
B) I
C) J
D) K
E) L

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Which portion of the cerebellum contributes to equilibrium and balance?


A) Tentorium cerebelli
B) Anterior lobe
C) Posterior lobe
D) Flocculonodular lobe
E) Transverse fissure

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Damage to this nucleus would affect input from the limbic system,superior colliculi and cerebral cortex affecting the ability to express emotions.


A) lateral geniculate nucleus
B) medial geniculate nucleus
C) ventral posterior nucleus
D) lateral dorsal nucleus -
E) ventral lateral nucleus

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Damage to which cranial nerve in the diagram will cause the inability of an eyeball to move laterally beyond the midpoint? Damage to which cranial nerve in the diagram will cause the inability of an eyeball to move laterally beyond the midpoint?   A) B B) C C) D D) E E) F


A) B
B) C
C) D
D) E
E) F

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Which cranial nerves control movements of the eyeball?


A) optic (II) nerve,oculomotor (III) nerve,and trochlear (IV) nerve
B) olfactory (I) nerve,trigeminal (V) nerve,and vagus (X) nerve
C) oculomotor (III) nerve,glossopharyngeal (IX) nerve,and trigeminal (V) nerve
D) oculomotor (III) nerve,trochlear (IV) nerve,and abducens (VI) nerve
E) vagus (X) nerve,accessory (XI) nerve,and hypoglossal (XII) nerve

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A child riding a bike falls and hits their head.The child was not wearing a helmet.In the emergency room,cerebrospinal fluid taken during a spinal tap reveals blood.The doctors diagnosed the child had torn cerebral veins as they pass to the superior sagittal sinus.What area of the body was the fluid taken?


A) Epidural space
B) Subarachnoid space
C) Subdural space
D) Superior sagittal sinus
E) Lateral ventricles

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The pineal gland is located in the [dropdown 1] but the release of melatonin is controlled by the [dropdown 2] which is part of the [dropdown 3]. dropdown 1and dropdown 3 choices: thalamus hypothalamus epithalamus dropdown 2 choices: suprachiasmatic nucleus habenular nuclei midline nucleus reticular nucleus

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Damage to which portion of the limbic system results in loss of memory of recent events and difficulty committing anything new to memory?


A) amygdala
B) dentate gyrus
C) cingulate gyrus
D) hippocampus
E) septal nuclei

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During development,the [dropdown 1] gives rise to the midbrain and aqueduct of midbrain,the [dropdown 2] gives rise to the thalamus,hypothalamus,and third ventricle and the [dropdown 3] forms the medulla oblongata Answer options diencephalon mesencephalon metencephalon myelencephalon telencephalon

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A baseball player is hit by a line drive on the temporal area of his skull.At the hospital the doctors give a CT scan which shows an accumulation of blood between the dura mater and arachnoid mater,creating pressure on the cerebrum.The hemorrhage from the fracture would be located in which space?


A) epidural space
B) subdural space
C) subarachnoid space
D) nasal sinus
E) straight sinus

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