2024 USAHS NEUROSCIENCE 2
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Which is more common in women, ALS or MS - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>MS
How many vestibular nuclei are there - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>4 on each side
8 total. Will fall Under the 4th ventrical under medulla and pons.
An upper motor neuron pathology within the corticospinal tract is called what -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ALS
What corticosensory lost is present and what will the client struggle with - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Stereognosis and graphesthesia
Which stroke happens more often in younger patients - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>hemorrhagic stroke
Which stroke happens more often with the general population - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>ischemic stroke
List the CSF pathway - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Choroid plexus
2. lateral ventricle
3. intraventricular foramen
4. 3rd ventricle
5. cerebral aquaduct
6. 4th ventricle
7. foramen of magendi
What are the 3 spaces between the skull, brain and meninges from outside to inside -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>epidermal space
subdural space
subarachnoid space
A hallmark of this diagnosis is demyelination of the oligodendrocytes - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>MS
ALS involves upper, lower or both motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>both
Where does the rubrospinal tract begin - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>red nuclei
, *rubro-ruby-red
What ventricle is located within the thalamus and hypothalamus - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>third ventricle
What ventricle is located within the palms, medulla, and cerebellum - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>fourth ventricle
In the subarachnoid space, there are areas where there are large pocketings. What are
the pockets called - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>cisterns
A cistern is found in the lumbar area of the spine. Why is this useful - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>As it provides a place to abstract CSF through the lumbar puncture
Lumbar punctures can be done at what level of spine - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>below L3
Symptoms of headache, nausea, bradycardia, hypertension, loss of conscious,
papilledema is an indication of what - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Increased ICP
(intracranial pressure)
Which space contains the middle meningel artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>epidural
space
A traumatic rupture in a meningel artery due to a temporal bone fracture causes a
hemorrhage in what space - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>epidural space
A rupture in the bridging veins can cause what type of hematoma located in what space
- CORRECT ANSWER>>>>subdural hematoma and subdural space
What are the two types of subdural hematoma's and which is the most common in the
eldery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>chronic and acute
*chronic with elderly
The subarachnoid space contains what - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>CSF and major
arteries of the brain
A shift of the brain and its going to push uncus of the parahippocampal gyrus and
extends over the tentorium is called what? Which cranial nerve is involved - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Affects cranial nerve 3
Uncal transtentorial herniation
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