NSF week 1

To allow for CSF reabsorption, the arachnoid granulations protrude into which space?s

Neurogenesis (generation of new neurons) in the developing spinal cord occurs primarily in which of the following regions?

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) help with the differentiation of function in the CNS by inducing the development of which of the following?

Which of the following is a normal location of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

The ventral aspect of the neural tube (basal plate) is associated with which of the following?

Which of the following types of sensation is exclusively conveyed by the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway?

A 23-year old runner presents in clinic with dull pain from a laceration to her right heel. In which major subdivision of the central nervous system does this somatosensory information cross the midline?

A vibrating tuning fork is placed on the left lateral malleolus. In which major subdivision of the central nervous system does this somatosensory information cross the midline?

The primary somatosensory cortex is the main sensory receptive area in the brain for the sense of touch. In which of the following lobes can this area be found?

Pathways from the lower extremities (legs) travel along the posterior columns to synapse in which nucleus?

The emotional aspects of pain (eg, suffering) are processed in which part of the brain?

The carotid canal is located in which bone of the skull?

Which brain lobe sits within the middle cranial fossa?

A small ischemic stroke effecting lateral/inferior portions of the postcentral gyrus of the right parietal lobe (i.e., near the lateral sulcus) would be expected to produce somatosensory dysfunction in which area of the body?

The L4 dermatome includes the big toe. Therefore, neurosurgical resection of the left L4 dorsal root ganglion would produce what short-term somatosensory deficits?

Due to its association with relatively smaller receptive fields and fast-adapting receptors, which receptor type is best at two point discrimination?

Compared to blood serum, cerebral spinal fluid has which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following structures is composed of two layers of meningeal dura?

The primitive forebrain (prosencephalon) gives rise to which of the following secondary vesicles?

The thalamus and hypothalamus are derived from which of the secondary vesicles?

Which of the following are derivatives of the neural crest cells?

Which of the following structures passes through the foramen spinosum?

Which of the following is an unpaired (midline) bone that is part of the neurocranium?

On which bone of the skull can the anterior clinoid process be found?

The groove for the transverse sinus can be found on which bone?