Murat Flashcards

1
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Which of the following is related to delta waves appearing in EEG in polysomnography?

a) NREM-2
b) Wakefulness
c) NREM-3
d) REM
e) NREM 1

A

c) NREM-3

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Which of the following pathways is not involved in involuntary movement mechanisms?

A) Rubrospinal tract
B) Medullary reticulospinal tract
C) Lateral vestibulospinal tract
D) Tectospinal tract
E) Corticaspinal tract
A

E) Corticaspinal tract

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Which of the following neurotransmitter-function mechanisms of Reticular Formation is not correct?

A) Acetylcholine: Selective attention, learning and memory.
B) Adrenalin: During waking and slow wave sleep.
C) Serotonin (5-TH): Sleep, processing sensory information (pain).
D) Histamine: Maintaining arousal of the forebrain.
E) Glutamate: It shows inhibitory effect with GABA.

A

E) Glutamate: It shows inhibitory effect with GABA.

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Which of the following is not a structure of Descending Analgesic System?

A) PAG ( periacuaductal gray matter )
B) Locus Cereleus
C) Reticular Formation
D) Raphei Nucleus
E) Paleospinothalamic Pathway
A

E) Paleospinothalamic Pathway

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Which of the following sensory pathways sections and functions is wrong?

A) Sensory receptors are activated environmental stimuli.
B) First order receives the neurons signal an sends it to CNS.
C) Second order neurons carry the information to thalamus.
D) Third order neurons are located in the cerebral cortex and received information.
E) Fourth order neurons are located sensory cerebral cortex-conscious perception of the stimulus.

A

D) Third order neurons are located in the cerebral cortex and received information.

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Which of the following structures contains mostly melatonin receptors?

A) Brain stem
B) Hypothalamus
C) Reticular Formation
D) Supra Chiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
E) Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO)
A

D) Supra Chiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)

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Which of the following is related to delta waves appearing in EEG in polysomnography?

A) Wakefulness 
B) NREM-1
C) NREM-2
D) NREM-3
E) REM
A

D) NREM-3

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Which of the following functions does not occur through the Beta-1 receptor?

A) Renin secretion increase
B) Lipolysis
C) Ejaculation
D) Increased heart rate
E) Increased cardiac contractility
A

C) Ejaculation

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Which of the following receptors has been localized in both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system autonomous ganglia?

A) M3
B) M2
C) NN 
D) Alpha-2
E) Beta-2
A

C) NN

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Which of the following brain structures plays a central role in the limbic system?

A) Hypothalamus
B) Hippocampus
C) Uncus
D) Parahipocampal gyrus
E) Cingulate gyrus
A

A) Hypothalamus

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Which of the following is the fear-related part of the limbic system?

A) Amygdala
B) Fornix
C) Cingulum
D) Dentate gyrus
E) Septum area
A

A) Amygdala

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Which of the following is the structure that controls the transmission of sensory information from the thalamus to the cortex during wakefulness?

A) Pons and midbrain
B) Hypothalamus
C) Supraoptic nucleus
D) Hypophysis
E) Preoptic area
A

A) Pons and midbrain

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13
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Which of the following RAS neurotransmitters causes waking and slow-wave sleep?

a) Noradrenaline
b) Histamine

C) Seratonin (5-HT)

d) Acetylcolin
e) Glutamate

A

a) Noradrenaline

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“Terror, pain, fear, defense and escape reactions” arise with the interaction of the following brain regions?

a) Somatic cortex
b) Primary motor cortex
c) Retcular activating system
d) Limbic system- brainstem and autonomic nervous system
e) Hypotalamo-pituitary system

A

d) Limbic system- brainstem and autonomic nervous system

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Neuroradiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons detected a tumor in the premotor region of the brain just in front of the motor cortex. What might be the most important complaint (1) and physical examination finding (2) of this patient?

a) O Not obeying grammar while reading (1), pure Alexia (2)
b) Difficulty understanding the meanings of words (1), wernicke’s aphasia (2)
c) Difficulty in pronunciation of words (1), agramatism (2)
d) Hand movements become uncoordinated and aimless(1), motor apraxia (2)
e) Facial muscles cannot give emotional expression(1), autistic face (2)

A

d) Hand movements become uncoordinated and aimless(1), motor apraxia (2)

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Which of the following physiological mechanisms is not an ARAS (activating reticular ascending pathway) process?

a) Alertness
b) Motor processes
c) Maintenance of attention and emotional reactions
d) Wakefulness
e) Learning processes

A

b) Motor processes

17
Q

Which of the following is not one of the structural formations of the brain belonging to the analgesia system?

a) Located in the dorsal horns of the spinal cord
b) Periaqueductal gray

C) Nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis

d) Raphemagnus nucleus
e) Septum area

A

e) Septum area

18
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Four pathological findings: “(1) Involuntary movement at rest, (2) hypokinesia, (3) a mask like face and (4) rigidity” is associated with which of the following systems and tracts?

a) Extrapyramidal system, reticulospinal tracts
b) Extrapyramidal system, vestibulospinal tracts

C) Pyramidal system, corticobulbar tracts

d) Extrapyramidal system, pallidothalamic tracts
e) Pyramidal system, corticospinal tracts

A

d) Extrapyramidal system, pallidothalamic tracts

19
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Which of the following is the center that controls most of the body’s endocrine and vegetative functions as well as emotional behavior?

a) Uncus.
b) Hypothalamus
c) Cingulat gyrus
d) Anterior nuclei of thalamus
e) Paraolfactor area

A

b) Hypothalamus

20
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Which of the following health risks do not you expect due to the vagal inhibition mechanism in REM?

a) Left ventricular hypertrophy
b) Acute coronary syndromes
c) Rhythm disorder
d) High blood pressure
e) Respiratory-related bradycardia

A

e) Respiratory-related bradycardia

21
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Which of the following is not the behavioral changes of NREM sleep?

a) Decreased heart rate and blood pressure
b) Decreased reflex functions

C) Active occipital cortex

d) Low neural activity
e) Increased parasympathetic activity

A

C) Active occipital cortex

22
Q

Which of the following is not where the alpha 1 receptors are located in presynaptic nerve terminates?

a) Platelets
b) Gastro intestinal sphincters
c) Radial muscle of the iris
d) Vascular skins and splancnich regions
e) Bladder sphincters

A

a) Platelets

23
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  • Which of the following adrenal medulla related mechanisms is wrong?
    a) Autonomic activity continues despite bilateral adrenalectomy
    b) It is innervated by cholinergic fibers
    c) It regulates the peripheral mechanisms of fear behavior
    d) It is part of the cholinergic system
    e) It is part of the adrenergic system
A

d) It is part of the cholinergic system

24
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Which of the following is related to delta waves appearing in EEG in polysomnography?

a) NREM-2
b) Wakefulness
c) NREM-3
d) REM
e) NREM 1

A

c) NREM-3