302-354 Flashcards
302) The most dangerous and series complications of Marfan’s syndrome is which of the following?
a. Ruptured aorta
b. Sterility
c. Brain tumor
d. Mitral valve prolapse
A. Ruptured aorta
303) Cri du chat syndrome présents itself with an unmistakable cat-like cry. This condition is evident by a malformed chromosome _________.
a. 18
b. 6
c. 3
d. 5
D. 5
304) The largest diameter of the spinal cord is found approximately at which location?
a. lumbar enlargement
b. T7
c. cervical enlargement
d. Filum Terminale
C. Cervical enlargement
305) The spinal cord ends approximately at the level of ______.
a. L2
b. T12
c. S2
D. S1
A. L2
306) Which type of nerve fiber conducts the fastest impulse and hence its most myelinated?
a. type A
b. type B
c. type C
d. type D
A. Type A
307) Which of the following is not part of the Circle of Willis?
a. posterior communicating artery
b. anterior cerebral artery
c. basilar artery
d. internal carotid
C. Basilar artery
308) The visual cortex is located in the _______ lobe of the brain.
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. occipital
d. temporal
C. occipital
309) Which area of the cerebrum primarily has a function of smell?
a. Wernicke’s area
b. precentral gyrus
c. Broca’s area
d. uncus
D. Uncus
310) Which type form a myelin sheath around cells in the CNS?
a. Schwann cells
b. microglial cells
c. oligodendrocytes
d. astrocytes
C. Oligodendrocytes
311) The cervical enlargement is found most approximately between
a. C1-C4
b. C4-T1
c. C2-C3
d. C7-T12
B. C4-T1
312) Most neurons are most commonly what type?
a. multipolar
b. bipolar
c. unipolar
d. astrocytes
A. multipolar
313) A freely moveable joint is a
a. amphiarthroses
b. diarthroses
c. synarthroses
d. gomphosis
B. Diarthroses
314) The thalamus receives all of the following senses except?
a. sight
b. smell
c. touch
d. taste
B. smell
315) Arachnoid granulations
a. synthesis vitamin D
b. make Schwann cells
c. reabsorb CSF
d. are located in the Aqueduct of Sylvius
C. Reabsorb CSF
316) Emotion is controlled by the
a. frontal lobe
b. temporal lobe
c. parietal lobe
d. occipital lobe
C. Parietal lobe
317) Your given a long passage of a story on a standardize exam. This exam is making an effort to test your comprehension of these words. What area of the brain are they trying to test?
a. promotor area
b. prefrontal area
c. Broca’s area
d. Wernicke’s area
D. Wernicke’s area
318) Which deletes calcium from bone?
a. calcitonin
b. parathormone
c. ADH
d. vasopressin
B. Parathormone
319) Which is a fibrocyte that makes the blood brain barrier?
a. ependymal cell
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocyte
d. astrocyte
D. Astrocyte
320) The Filum Terminale is composed of ______.
a. dura mater
b. arachnoid
c. pia
d. cervical enlargement
C. Pia
321) All of the following are parasympathetic except:
a. cranial nerve 11
b. cranial nerve 10
c. cranial nerve 3
d. cranial nerve 5
A. Cranial nerve 11
322) Which nerve does not exit through the jugular foramen?
a. hypoglossal
b. accessory
c. vagus
d. glossopharyngeal
A. Hypoglossal