A&P 2e - Ch 16: Neurological Exam (Review Questions)

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Which major section of the neurological exam is most likely to reveal damage to the cerebellum?

coordination exam

What function would most likely be affected by a restriction of a blood vessel in the cerebral cortex?

language

Which major section of the neurological exam includes subtests that are sometimes considered a separate set of tests concerned with walking?

coordination exam

Memory, emotional, language, and sensorimotor deficits together are most likely the result of what kind of damage?

developmental disorder

Where is language function localized in the majority of people?

left cerebral hemisphere

Which of the following could be elements of cytoarchitecture, as related to Brodmann’s microscopic studies of the cerebral cortex?

number of neurons per square millimeter

Which of the following could be a multimodal integrative area?

Wernicke’s area

Which is an example of episodic memory?

your last birthday party

Which type of aphasia is more like hearing a foreign language spoken?

receptive aphasia

What region of the cerebral cortex is associated with understanding language, both from another person and the language a person generates himself or herself?

superior temporal gyrus

Without olfactory sensation to complement gustatory stimuli, food will taste bland unless it is seasoned with which substance?

salt

Which of the following cranial nerves is not part of the VOR?

optic

Which nerve is responsible for controlling the muscles that result in the gag reflex?

vagus

Which nerve is responsible for taste, as well as salivation, in the anterior oral cavity?

facial

Which of the following nerves controls movements of the neck?

spinal accessory

Which of the following is not part of the corticospinal pathway?

cerebellar deep white matter

Which subtest is directed at proprioceptive sensation?

two-point discrimination

What term describes the inability to lift the arm above the level of the shoulder?

paresis

Which type of reflex is the jaw-jerk reflex that is part of the cranial nerve exam for the vestibulocochlear nerve?

stretch reflex

Which of the following is a feature of both somatic and visceral senses?

involves an axon in the ventral nerve root

Which white matter structure carries information from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum?

middle cerebellar peduncle

Which region of the cerebellum receives proprioceptive input from the spinal cord?

vermis

Which of the following tests cerebellar function related to gait?

station

Which of the following is not a cause of cerebellar ataxia?

antibiotics

Which of the following functions cannot be attributed to the cerebellum?

associating sensory stimuli with learned behavior