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| What disease is a/w degeneration of the basal nucleus of Meynert and less CNS ACh? |
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| What disorder is thought to arise from decreased NE activity? |
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| What disorder is thought to arise from increased NE activity? |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Considered the "master clock" for most of our circadian rhythms |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Regulates parasympathetic NS |
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| Anterior hypothalamus and preoptic nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Destruction results in hyperthermia |
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| Anterior hypothalamus and preoptic nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Regulates the sympathetic NS |
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| Posterior hypothalamus and lateral nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Produces ADH to regulate water balance |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
mediates oxytocin production |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Receives input from the retina |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Savage behavior and obesity result from stimulation |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Savage behavior and obesity result from destruction |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Stimulation = eating
Destruction = starving |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Regulates the release of gonadotropic hormones |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Responsible for sweating and cutaneous vasodilation in hot temperatures |
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| Anterior hypothalamus and preoptic nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Responsible for shivering and decreased cutaneous blood flow in the cold |
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| Posterior hypothalamus and lateral nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Destruction results in neurogenic diabetes insipidus |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Destruction results in inability to stay warm |
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| Posterior hypothalamus and lateral nuclei |
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Which nucleus of the hypothalamus fits the following description:
Releases hormons affecting the anterior pituitary |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Somatosensory from body (via medial lemniscus and spinothalamic) |
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| VPL Ventral posteriolateral nucleus |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Communicates with prefrontal cortex; memory loss results if destroyed |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Cerebellum (dentate nucleus) and basal ganglia--> motor cortex |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Trigeminothalamic and taste pathways to somatosensory cortex |
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| VPM Ventral poteriomedial |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Retina-->occipital lobe |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Basal ganglia--> prefrontal, premotor, orbital cortices |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Mamillothalamic tract--> cingulate gyrus |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Integration of visual, auditory, and somesthetic input |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
Dentate nucleus and basal ganglia--> supplementary motor cortex |
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What part of the thalamus relays the following info:
(Auditory info) branchium of inferior colliculus--> primary auditory cortex |
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| What are the longitudinal zones of the cerebellum starting with the most medial? |
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Vermis
Intermediate zones
Lateral hemispheres |
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| Describe the general flow of information through the cerebellum |
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| Inputs (mossy and climbing fibers)--> cerebellar cortex--> purkinje fibers--> deep nuclei of cerebellum--> output targets |
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| What are the deep nuclei of the cerebellum? (from Lateral to Medial) |
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"Don't Eat Greasy Food"
Dentate
Emboliform
Globose
Fastigial |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Contralateral hemiballism |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Eyes look toward the side of the lesion |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Eyes look away from the side of the lesion |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Paralysis of upward gaze |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Hemispatial neglect syndrome |
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| Right (or nondominant) parietal lobe |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Coma |
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| Reticular activating system |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Poor repetition |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Poor comprehension |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Poor vocal expression |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Resting tremor |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Intention tremor |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior |
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| Bilater Amygdala (Kluver-Bucy syndrome) |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Personality changes |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Dysarthria |
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A lesion to which area of the brain is responsible for the following clinical scenario:
Agraphia and acalculia |
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| Left (dominant)parietal lobe (Gerstmann syndrome |
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| A patient with a cortical lesion is unaware of his neurological deficiency--> where is the lesion? |
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| Hemispacial neglect-->lesion to nondominant lobe (usually R) |
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| What are the 3 most common primary brain tumors in adults? |
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Glioblastoma multiforme (astrocytoma)
Meningioma
Schwannoma |
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| What are the 3 most common primary tumors in children? |
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Pilocytic astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Pseudopalisading necrosis |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Polycythemia |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Neurofibromatosis II |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
A/w von Hippel-Lindau syndrome |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Foamy cells, high vascularity |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Prolactinemia-->galactorrhea, amenorrhea, anovulation |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Psammoma bodies |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Fried egg appearance |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Perivascular pseudorosettes |
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| Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Bitemporal hemianopia |
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| Craniopharyngioma, Pituitary adenoma |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Worst prognosis of any brain tumor |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Child with hydrocephalus |
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| medulloblastoma, ependymoma |
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What primary brain tumor fits the following description:
Homer-Wright pseudorosettes |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Prickling pain (fast, myelinated) |
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| A-delta fibers (Free nerve endings) |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Burning or dull pain and itch (slow, unmyelinated) |
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| C fibers (free nerve endings) |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Receptor for cold sensation |
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A-delta fibers
Cold nociceptor |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Receptor for warm sensation |
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C-fibers
warn thermoreceptor |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Vibration and pressure |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Dynamic/changing light discriminatory touch |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Static/unchanging light touch |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Proprioception information-- muscle length monitoring |
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What sensory receptor matches the following description:
Foundonly in areas of skin without hair |
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What sensory receptor matches the following description:
Simplest sensory receptor thought to be pain receptor or temperature receptor |
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What sensory receptor matches the following description:
Touch receptor that is tough to distinguish from melanocytes |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Resembles "fried eggs" under histologic staining |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Form multinucleate giant cells in the CNS when infected with HIV |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Myelinates multiple CNS axons |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Myelinates one PNS axon |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Damages in Guillan Barre syndrome |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Damages in Multiple Sclerosis |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Macrophages of the CNS |
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Which nervous system cell matches the following statement:
Cells of the blood brain barrier |
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What sensory receptor matches the following description:
Resembles an onion in cross-section |
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What sensory receptor matches the following description:
Robust spindle shaped structures found particularly on soles of feet |
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What sensory receptor communicates with the following information:
Proprioception information-- muscle tension monitoring |
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