Neurology

Question 1

Found in NMJ and ANS, decreased in Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s

Answer 1

Acetylcholine

Question 2

For arousal or wakefulness

Found in pons (locus ceruleus)

Answer 2

Norepinephrine

Question 3

For fine tuning of movements, in substancia nigra pars compacta
Increased in schizophrenia, decreased in Parkinson’s

Answer 3

Dopamine

Question 4

Involved in mood and sleep
Found in median raphe of brainstem
Made from tryptophan, converted to melatonin

Answer 4

Serotonin

Question 5

Main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord

Answer 5

Glycine

Question 6

Main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain

Made from glutamate

Answer 6

GABA

Question 7

Main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain

Answer 7

Glutamate

Question 8

Reward and punishment center

Lesion: Anterograde amnesia

Answer 8

Hippocampus

“HATeR”

Question 9

Help search memory storehouses

Lesion: Retrograde amnesia

Answer 9

Thalamus

“HATeR”

Question 10

EEG waves: Alert?

Answer 10

Beta waves

“bibo”

Question 11

EEG waves: Asleep?

Answer 11

Delta waves

Question 12

EEG waves: Relaxed but awake?

Answer 12

Alpha waves

Question 13

Light converges behind the retina

Answer 13

Hyperopia (far-sightedness)

“Far behind my ex”

Question 14

Cranial nerve for: EOMs, opening of eyelids, pupillary constriction, accommodation?

Answer 14

CN 3 Oculomotor

Question 15

Cranial nerve for: Taste of anterior 2/3 of tongue?

Answer 15

CN 7 Facial

Question 16

Cranial nerve for: General sensation of anterior 2/3 of tongue?

Answer 16

CN 5 Trigeminal

Question 17

Cranial nerve for: Muscles of facial expression?

Answer 17

CN 7

Question 18

Cranial nerve for: Muscles of mastication, general sensation of face?

Answer 18

CN 5