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NBCE Part 1
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08/23/2012

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1.       The _____ acts as a relay station in the brain for all sensory input to the cortex except olfaction.
Definition
THALAMUS
Term
2.       These 3 things make up the basal ganglia.
Definition
1) GLOBUS PALLIDUS, 2) PUTAMEN, 3) CAUDATE NUCLEUS
Term
3.       The _____ controls complex patterns of voluntary motor behavior.
Definition
BASAL GANGLIA
Term
4.       The _____ limb of the internal capsule carries thalamocortical fibers, which are sensory from below the head.
Definition
ANTERIOR LIMB
Term
5.       The _____ of the internal capsule carries corticobulbar fibers which are motor fibers to the head.
Definition
GENU
Term
6.       The _____ of the internal capsule carries corticospinal fibers which are motor below the head, as well as auditory and visual association fibers, and thalamocortical fibers.
Definition
POSTERIOR LIMB
Term
7.       These 2 arteries supply the anterior limb of the internal capsule.
Definition
ANTERIOR AND MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERIES
Term
8.       The _____ artery supplies the genu of the internal capsule.
Definition
MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY
Term
9.       These 2 arteries supply the posterior limb of the internal capsule.
Definition
MIDDLE CEREBRAL AND ANTERIOR CHOROIDAL ARTERY
Term
10.   The parent of the anterior chroidal artery is the _____.
Definition
INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY
Term
11.   The _____ nucleus of the thalamus relays input from the neck and below.
Definition
VENTROPOSTEROLATERAL NUCLEUS
Term
12.   The _____nucleus of the thalamus relays input from the head.
Definition
VENTROPOSTEROMEDIAL NUCLEUS
Term
13.   The _____ nucleus of the thalamus relays visual input and connects with the superior colliculus.
Definition
LATERAL GENICULATE BODY
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14.   The _____ nucleus of the thalamus relays auditory input, and connects with the inferior colliculus.
Definition
MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY
Term
15.   The _____ are collections of interconnected neurons that exert influence on the motor activity of the brain through inhabitation or fasciculation.
Definition
BASAL GANGLIA
Term
16.   3 components of the basal ganglia.
Definition
1) CAUDATE NUCLEUS, 2) LENTIFORM NUCLEUS, 3) SUBSTANTIA NEGRA
Term
17.   The lentiform nucleus is made up of these 2 things.
Definition
1) PUTAMEN, 2) GLOBUS PALLIDUS EXTERNA AND INTERNA
Term
18.   The _____ is made up of the caudate nucleus and the putamen.
Definition
CORPUS STRIATUM
Term
19.   The _____ of the internal capsule separates the caudate nucleus from the putamen.
Definition
ANTERIOR LIMB OF INTERNAL CAPSULE
Term
20.   2 components of substantia nigra.
Definition
1) PARS COMPATICA, 2) PARTS RETICULATA
Term
21.   3 lobes of the cerebellum.
Definition
1) ANTERIOR (SPINOCEREBELLUM) 2) POSTERIOR (CEREBROCEREBELLUM), 3) FLOCCULONODULAR (VESTIBULOCEREBELLUM)
Term
22.   This lobe of the cerebellum is responsible for balance of the arms and legs.
Definition
SPINOCEREBELLUM
Term
23.   This lobe of the cerebellum receives information from the cortex.
Definition
CEREBROCEREBELLUM
Term
24.   This lobe of the cerebellum is responsible for balance of the trunk.
Definition
FLOCCULONODULAR
Term
25.   The _____ cerebellar peduncle is involved in output to the cerebral cortex.
Definition
SUPERIOR
Term
26.   The _____cerebellar peduncle is involved in input from the cortex carrying the cortico-ponto-cerebellar fibers.
Definition
MIDDLE
Term
27.   The _____ cerebellar peduncle is involved in minor input from the body via the dorsal spinocerebellar tract.
Definition
INFERIOR
Term
28.   3 main nuclei of the cerebellum from medial to lateral.
Definition
1) FASTIGIAL, 2) INTERPOSITUS, 3) DENTATE
Term
29.   The _____ nucleus of the cerebellum is related to the spine.
Definition
FASTIGIAL
Term
30.   2 components of the interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum.
Definition
GLOBOSE NUCLEUS AND EMBOLIFORM NUCLEUS
Term
31.   The _____ nucleus of the cerebellum is related to the proximal joints.
Definition
GLOBOSE NUCLEUS
Term
32.   The _____ nucleus of the cerebellum is related to middle joints.
Definition
EMBOLIFORM NUCLEUS
Term
33.   The _____ nucleus of the cerebellum is related to distal joints.
Definition
DENTATE NUCLEUS
Term
34.   3 arteries that supply the cerebellum.
Definition
1) SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY, 2) ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY, 3) POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY
Term
35.   The superior cerebellar artery comes from the _____.
Definition
BASILAR ARTERY
Term
36.   The anterior inferior cerebellar artery comes from the _____.
Definition
BASILAR ARTERY
Term
37.   The posterior inferior cerebellar artery comes from the _____.
Definition
VERTEBRAL ARTERY
Term
38.   The blood brain barrier is formed by these 3 things.
Definition
1) TIGHT JUNCTIONS BETWEEN NON-FENESTRATED CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIAL CELLS, 2) BASEMENT MEMBRANE, 3) THE PROCESSES OF ASTROCYTES
Term
39.   _____ and _____ are able to cross the blood brain barrier by carrier-mediated proteins.
Definition
GLUCOSE AND AMINO ACIDS
Term
40.   _____ soluble substances cross the blood brain barrier more radially than water soluble ones.
Definition
LIPID
Term
41.   There are a few specialized regions in the brain where there are fenestrated capillaries and no blood brain barrier; namely the _____ which facilitates vomiting in response to poisons, and the _____ for secretion of hormones.
Definition
AREA POSTREMA; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS (posterior pituitary)
Term
42.   The parent to the vertebral artery is the _____ artery.
Definition
SUBCLAVIAN
Term
43.   Part 1 of the vertebral artery lies between the origin from the _____ to the _____.
Definition
1ST PART OF THE SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY TO THE TRANSVERSE FORAMEN OF C6
Term
44.   Part 1 of the vertebral artery passes between these 2 muscles.
Definition
LONGUS COLI AND SCALENUS ANTERIOR
Term
45.   Part 1 of the vertebral artery passes behind the _____.
Definition
CAROTID TUBERCLE
Term
46.   Part 2 of the vertebral artery lies within the transverse foramina of _____ through _____.
Definition
C6-C1
Term
47.   Part 2 of the vertebral artery is relatively fixed at _____ and _____.
Definition
C1 AND C2
Term
1.       Part 2 of the vertebral artery is accompanied by the _____ and _____.
Definition
VERTEBRAL VEINS AND SYMPATHETIC NERVES
Term
2.       Part 3 of the vertebral artery extends from _____ to _____.
Definition
C1 TO FORAMEN MAGNUM
Term
3.       This part of the vertebral artery is most prone to dissection.
Definition
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