Cerebellum -anatomy mcqs

The cerebellum is located in the posterior cranial fossa

- (yes/no)

yes

The Purkinje cells are the only efferent neurons of cerebellar cortex

- (yes/no)

yes

The cerebellar blood supply is through branches of basilar and vertebral arteries

- (yes/no)

yes

The cerebellum is a derivate of the rhombencenphalon

- (yes/no)

yes

The mossy fibers end on the Purkinje cells

- (yes/no)

no

The cerebellum is a voluntary somatomotor center

- (yes/no)

no

Cerebellar disorders are associated with increased muscular tone

- (yes/no)

no

The cerebellar vermis contains archi-, paleo- and neocerebellar structures

- (yes/no)

yes

The Golgi cells are excitatory cells in the cerebellar cortex

- (yes/no)

no

The cerebellum contains the greatest number of neurons in the brain

- (yes/no)

yes

One of the following is NOT TRUE for the dentate nucleus:

- it is in the dorsal part of the pons

- the dentrorubral tract starts from it

- the dentothalamic tract starts from it

- it receives afferents from Purkinje cells

- it receives afferents from olivocerebellar tract

it is in the dorsal part of the pons

The inferior cerebellar peduncle contains all of the following afferent connections EXCEPT the:

- cuneocerebellar tract

- ventral spinocerebellar tract

- dorsal spinocerebellar tract

- olivocerebellar tract

- trigeminocerebellar fibers

ventral spinocerebellar tract

All of the following statements concerning the superior cerebellar peduncle are correct except it:

- connects the cerebellum to the midbrain

- is primarily an efferent bundle of fibers

- represents the major output from the cerebellum

- contains dentatothalamic fibers

- contains the juxtarestiform body

contains the juxtarestiform body

All of the following statements concerning the vestibulocerebellar pathway are correct except it:

- plays a role in the initiation, planning and timing of voluntary motor activities

- projects via the medial longutidinal fasciculus (MLF)

- receives input from the cristae ampullares

- receives input from the maculae of the utricle and saccule

- includes the flocculonodular lobe

plays a role in the initiation, planning and timing of voluntary motor activities

All of the following statements concerning the neocerebellar pathway are correct except:

- the neocerebellar pathway influences the motor cortex via the ventral anterior thalamic nucleus

- the dentatothalamic tract decussates in the midbrain

- the corticopontocerebellar tract decussates in the base of the pons

- the neocerebellum expresses itself via the corticospinal tract

- the dentate nucleus is reciprocally connected with the inferior olivary nucleus

the neocerebellar pathway influences the motor cortex via the ventral anterior thalamic nucleus

All of the following statements concerning the cerebellum are correct except it:

- contains four pairs of nuclei within its medullary body

- contains two pairs of cerebellar peduncles

- consists of a midline vermis and two lateral hemispheres

- is located infratentorially within the posterior fossa

- has a three- layered cortex

contains two pairs of cerebellar peduncles

All of the following statements concerning the cerebellum are correct except it:

- projects to the red nucleus

- projects to the vestibular nuclei

- projects to the lateral ventral nucleus of the thalamus

- receives input from the superior olivary nucleus

- receives the olivocerebellar tract via the inferior cerebellar peduncle

receives input from the superior olivary nucleus

All of the following statements concerning the dentate nucleus are correct except it:

- is derived from the alar plate

- develops from the rhombic lips

- is part of the metencephalon

- is part of the rhombencephalon

- is part of the brainstem

is part of the brainstem

All of the following statements concerning the dentate nucleus are correct except it:

- receives input from climbing and mossy fibers

- receives inhibitory input from Purkinje cells

- gives rise to the superior cerebellar peduncle

- gives rise to the fascia dentata (dentate gyrus)

- projects to the ventral lateral nucleus of the thalamus

gives rise to the fascia dentata (dentate gyrus)

One of the following is NOT a part of neocerebellum:

- uvula

- lobulus simplex

- lobulus semilunaris superior

- lobulus biventer

- tonsil

uvula

The cerebellum:

(which is true?)

- through the inferior cerebellar peduncle receives a large number of fibres which are associated with proprioception

- has connections with the frontal lobe through the superior cerebellar peduncle and thalamus

- has no grey matter other than that of the cerebellar cortex

- has a uniform structure throughout its cortex

- receives fibres from the olivary nucleus mainly of the same side

- through the inferior cerebellar peduncle receives a large number of fibres which are associated with proprioception

- has connections with the frontal lobe through the superior cerebellar peduncle and thalamus

- has a uniform structure throughout its cortex

The inferior cerebellar peduncles:

(which is true?)

- Contain fibers most of which end in the cerebellar cortex

- Form part of the lateral boundaries of the lower part of the fourth ventricle

- Contain fibers from the opposite olivary nucleus

- Are medial to the glossypharyngeal nerves

- Contain fibers from the vestibular nuclei of the same side

- Contain fibers most of which end in the cerebellar cortex

- Form part of the lateral boundaries of the lower part of the fourth ventricle

- Contain fibers from the opposite olivary nucleus

- Contain fibers from the vestibular nuclei of the same side

The superior cerebellar peduncles:

(which is true?)

- Contain the fibers of the posterior spinocerebellar tract

- Contain fibres whose cell bodies are usually in the cerebellar cortex

- Contain fibers which go to the red nucleus

- Contain fibers which decussate in the midbrain

- Contain fibers which go to the thalamus

- Contain fibers which go to the red nucleus

- Contain fibers which decussate in the midbrain

- Contain fibers which go to the thalamus

The following are efferents of the cerebellum:

(which is true?)

- Tractus cerebelloolivaris

- Fibrae cerebelloreticularis

- Tractus cerebellocochlearis

- Tractus cerebellovestibularis

- Tractus cerebellolenticularis

- Tractus cerebelloolivaris

- Fibrae cerebelloreticularis

- Tractus cerebellovestibularis

Cerebellar cortex has direct connections with:

(which is true?)

- Vestibular nuclei

- Forebrain cortex

- Substantia nigra

- Nucleus ambiguus

- Red nucleus

- Vestibular nuclei

- Red nucleus

The pathways ensuring feedback in the cortico-cerebellar circuit are:

(which is true?)

- Tractus corticopontinus

- Tractus pontocerebellaris

- Fibrae arcuatae

- Tractus dentatoolivaris

- Fibrae thalamocorticales

- Tractus corticopontinus

- Tractus pontocerebellaris

- Fibrae thalamocorticales

The afferent pathways to the cerebellum convey the following sensation:

(which is true?)

- General conscious sensation

- Specific conscious sensation

- General unconscious sensation

- Specific unconscious sensation

- General unconscious sensation

- Specific unconscious sensation

Afferent pathways to cerebellum pass:

(which is true?)

- Only through the middle cerebellar peduncles

- Only through the middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles

- Through the superior cerebellar peduncles

- Only through the inferior and superior cerebellar peduncles

- Through the three peduncles

- Through the superior cerebellar peduncles

- Through the three peduncles

The neocerebellum includes:

(which is true?)

- Uvula

- Lobulus simplex

- Lobulus semilunaris superior

- Lobulus biventer

- Lingula

- Lobulus simplex

- Lobulus semilunaris superior

- Lobulus biventer

Efferent pathways of the cerebellum reach:

(which is true?)

- Directly the somatomotor cell of the spinal cord

- Only nuclei of the extrapyramid system

- Nuclei of the extrapyramid system and diencephalon

- Thalamus

- Nucleus vestibularis lateralis

- Nuclei of the extrapyramid system and diencephalon

- Thalamus

- Nucleus vestibularis lateralis

Purkinje cells:

(which is true?)

- Are large pyramid cells

- Are efferent cells of the cerebellar cortex

- End by inhibitory synapses on the cerebellar nuclei

- Their dendrites enter the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex

- Are GABA mediated

- Are efferent cells of the cerebellar cortex

- End by inhibitory synapses on the cerebellar nuclei

- Their dendrites enter the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex

- Are GABA mediated

The afferent cerebellar pathway passing through the superior cerebellar peduncles is:

tractus spincocerebellaris ventralis

The pathway passing through the middle cerebellar peduncles is:

tractus corticocerebellaris

The pathways for proprioception from the body to the cerebellum include:

- tractus spinocerebellaris ventralis

- tractus spinocerebellaris dorsalis

- tractus cuneocerebellaris

The glial cells in the cerebellum are presented by:

- Bergman cells

- Fananas cells

The Purkinje cells receive excitatory impulses from:

- granule cells

- climbing fibers

The archicerebellum includes the following cerebellar lobules:

- floculus

- nodulus

- lingula

Phylogenically the oldest part of the cerebellum is called:

archicerebellum

The trunco-cerebellar feedback circuit includes the following pathways:

- tractus cerebellorubralis

- tractus rubroolivaris

- tractus olivocerebellaris

The pathways forming the vestibulo-cerebellar feedback circuit are:

- tractus cerebellovestibularis

- tractus vestibulocerebellaris

41. To which of the A to E neurons are the transmitters 1 to 2 most closely related?

A) basket cells

B) stellate cells

C) purkinje cells

D) granule cells

E) golgi cells

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1) gama-amino butyric acid

2) glutamate

A) basket cells: gamma-amino butyric acid

B) stellate cells: gamma-amino butyric acid

C) purkinje cells: gamma-amino butyric acid

D) granule cells: glutamate

E) golgi cells: gamma-amino butyric acid

42. To which of the A to C cerebellar peduncles are the pathways 1 to 4 most closely related?

A) pedenculus cerebellaris superior

B) pedenculus cerebellaris medius

C) pedenculus cerebelaris inferior

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1) tractus pontocerebellaris

2) tractus spinocerebellaris ventralis

3) tractus spinocerebellaris dorsalis

4) tractus cerebellorubralis

A) pedenculus cerebellaris superior: tractus spinocerebellaris ventralis, tractus cerebellorubralis

B) pedenculus cerebellaris medius: tractus pontocerebellaris

C) pedenculus cerebelaris inferior: tractus spinocerebellaris dorsalis

43. To which of A to D vermis lobules 1 to 4 lobules of the hemispheres are related?

A) declive

B) uvula

C) pyramis

D) folium

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1) lobulus biventer

2) lobulus semilunaris superior

3) tonsilla

4) lobulus simplex

A) declive: lobulus simplex

B) uvula: tonsilla

C) pyramis: lobulus biventer

D) folium: lobulus semilunaris superior

44. Match the A to E cells with 1 to 2 layers of cerebellar cortex.

A) basket cells

B) stellate cells

C) purkinje cells

D) granule cells

E) golgi cells

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1) molecular layer

2) ganglionic layer

3) granular cells layer

A) basket cells: molecular layer

B) stellate cells: molecular layer

C) purkinje cells: ganglionic layer

D) granule cells: granular cells layer

E) golgi cells: granular cells layer

Match the A to C phylogenically distinct parts with the 1 to 4 lobules of cerebellum?

A) archicerebellum

B) paleocerebellum

C) neocerebellum

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1) ala lobuli centralis

2) lobulus biventer

3) lingula

4) flocculus

A) archicerebellum: lingula, flocculus

B) paleocerebellum: ala lobuli centralis

C) neocerebellum: lobulus biventer

46. Match the A to C phylogenically distinct parts with the 1 to 3 functions?

A) archicerebellum

B) paleocerebellum

C) neocerebellum

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1) tone of skeletal muscles

2) balance

3) coordination of movements

A) archicerebellum: balance

B) paleocerebellum: tone of skeletal muscles

C) neocerebellum: coordination of movements