Cerebellum

Question 1

___________ is a learned response and is normal to be lacking in animal less than 6 months old.

Answer 1

Menace Response is a learned response and is normal to be lacking in animal less than 6 months old.

Question 2

____________: malformation of the cerebellum, animal is normal at birth but progressively develop clinical signs.

Answer 2

Cerebellar Abiotrophy: malformation of the cerebellum, animal is normal at birth but progressively develop clinical signs.

Question 3

___________: unable to regulate rate, range and/or force of movements

Answer 3

Dysmetria: unable to regulate rate, range and/or force of movements

Question 4

________: posture where neck is extended, thoracic limbs are extended and hips are flexed

Answer 4

Opisthotonus: posture where neck is extended, thoracic limbs are extended and hips are flexed

Question 5

Development of the cerebellum directly coorelates with ___________ at the time of birth.

Answer 5

Development of the cerebellum directly coorelates with coordination at the time of birth.

Question 6

Afferent and Efferent for Menace Response

Answer 6

A: Optic Nerve

E: Facial Nerve

Question 7

Functions of the cerebellum

Answer 7

Vestibular system activity

Spinal cord function and postural tone

Regulation of skilled movements

_________________

Determines rate, range and force of movement

Question 8

Example of slowly progressive primary cerebellar disease

Answer 8

Cerebellar Abiotrophy

Question 9

Cerebellum connects to the brainstem via

Answer 9

Rostral peduncles

Middle peduncles

Caudal peduncles

Question 10

_________: over measurement in gait response (voluntary movement is delayed and respose is exaggerated)

Answer 10

Hypermetria: over measurement in gait response (voluntary movement is delayed and respose is exaggerated)

Question 11

_________: incoordination

Answer 11

Ataxia : incoordination

Question 12

Cerebellum of ________ animals is typically fully developed at birth

Answer 12

Cerebellum of prey animals is typically fully developed at birth

Question 13

Congenital primary cerebellar disease is typically due to _______________

Answer 13

Congenital primary cerebellar disease is typically due to in-utero viral infection

Question 14

Examples of congenital primary cerebellar disease

Answer 14

Feline Panleukopenia virus

Bovine viral diarrhea

Question 15

Clinical signs of cerebellar disease

Answer 15

“Drunk Friend”

Broad-based stance

Intention tremor

Truncal ataxia

Hyperreflexia

Hypertonia

Nystagmus

Opisthontonus

Question 16

_____________ disease produce ipsilateral cranial nerve signs and contralateral body signs

Answer 16

Cerebellar neoplasia disease produce ipsilateral cranial nerve signs and contralateral body signs