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Each side of the brain is functionally associated with the ipsilateral half of the body
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The Cerebral cortex is responsible for subconscious functions like breathing and heart control
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The outermost section of the cerebral hemispheres is grey matter built of six cellular layers
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The Brain 'floats' in a protective layer of cerebrospinal fluid
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The cellular organisation of the cortex cerebri is the same in all regions
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Internal capsule is made of projection fibres
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Basal ganglia are concerned with motor control
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Projection Fibres in the brain connect the right and left hemispheres
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Primary visual fibres in the brain connect the right and left hemispheres
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Broca's area is associated with speech production
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Which of the following fiber connections is classified as an association pathway?
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Which of the following fiber connections is classified as a commissural pathway?
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Which of the following connections are classified as projection fibers?
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the anterior limb of the internal capsule contains all of the following fibers except
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thalamocortical
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corticothalamic
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corticostriate
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corticopontine
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corticospinal
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All of the following are associated with pathology of the basal ganglia except
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tremor at rest
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chorea
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athetosis
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intention tremor
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postural instability
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Huntington's disease is characterised by neuronal degenerations in which of the following structures?
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striatum
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globus pallidus, internal segment
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globus pallidus, external segment
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substantia nigra
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thalmus
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A pathway that extends along the medial border of the caudate nucleus and reciprocally connects the amygdala and the hypothalamus is the
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ventral amygdalofugal
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stria medullaris thalami
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fornix
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stria terminalis
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medial forebrain bundle
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Bilateral cortical damage to the inferomedial temporal cortex may result in
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corresponds to brodman's area 8
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is usually found in the right hemisphere
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serves the recognition of complex objects
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is considered a motor speech area
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All of the statements concerning the primary olfactory cortex are true except
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receives olfactory fibres of stria olfactoria lateralis
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has connection with the thalamus
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has connections with corpus amygdaloideum
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includes entorhinal cortex
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includes prepiriform and periamygdaloid cortical fields
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The lentiform nucleus (t)
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has a lateral pale part (globulus pallidus) and a medial dark part (putamen)
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is completely separated from the caudate nucleus
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forms part of the extrapyramidal system
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sends fibers to the substantia nigra and red nucleus
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is lateral to the itnernal capsule
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The corpus callosum (t)
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has a body which si inferior to the anterior cerebral arteries
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forms the roof of the central part of the lateral ventricles
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is superior to the fornix
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is superior to the great cerebral vein
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is separated from the fornix by the lamina terminalis
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The precentral gyrus (t)
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is in the frontal lobe
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is the only motor area of the cerebral cortex
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has a cortex which si the same thickness as the cortex of the postcentral gyrus
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in its lower part has neural connections with the lower part of the body
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contains the giant pyramid cells fo Betz
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On the cerebral hemisphere (t)
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the area associated with general sensation is int he parietal lobe
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the visual area is on the medial side of the occipital lobe
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the auditory area is at the anterior end of the superior temporal gyrus
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the motor speech area is int he superior frontal gyrus
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the smell area is in the frontal lobe
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The lateral ventricle (t)
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contains the smallest of the choroid plexuses
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has a central part (body) which is roofed over by the corpus callosum
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has an inferior horn which has the amygdaloid in its floor
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has a posterior horn extending into the occipital lobe
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lies above the head of the caudate nucleus
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The internal capsule (t)
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has a genu which is supplied by a branch of the anterior cerebral artery
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contains corticopontine fibers in its anterior limb
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contains corticospinal fibers in its anterior limb
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contains the optic radiation in its posterior limb
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has an anterior limb lying between the caudate nucleus and the thalamus
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The right visual cortex (t)
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lies on either side of the edges of the calcarine sulcus
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receives the termination of fibers whose cell bodies are in the lateral geniculate body
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has a very large area for the macula in its anterior part
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receives impulses originating from stimuli from the right halves of both visual fields
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receives impulses from the right lower quadrants of both retinae
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weighs about 3kg
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lose consciousness if the blood supply is stopped for as little as 10 seconds
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receives blood via two pairs of arteries
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controls a vast number of activities in the body
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consists of two hemispheres and vermis
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The grey matter (t)
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is responsible for originating nerve impulses
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contains large number of nerve cell bodies
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has no blood vessels
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is arranged into bundles of fibers
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is always inside the brain
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On the brain hemispheres (t)
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convolutions of the cerebral hemispheres increase the surface area of the cortex
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gyrus postcentralis is a primary motor area
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the motor area of the cerebral cortex controls the voluntary movements
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the primary sensory area receives impulses from the body
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primary auditory cortex is located around calcarine sulcus
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Corpus striatum comprises:
A. [blank_start]Neostriatum[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]Paleostriatum[blank_end]
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Neostriatum
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Paleostriatum
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Basal Ganglia indicated as neostriatum are:
A. [blank_start]Nucleus caudatus[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]Putamen[blank_end]
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Cortical circuit in a columnar unit includes the following neurons:
A. [blank_start]Pyramidal Cell[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]Inhibitory granular cell[blank_end]
C. [blank_start]Exctatory granular cell[blank_end]
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Pyramidal Cell
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Inhibitory granular cell
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Exctatory granular cell
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Isocortex is subdivided into two major variants:
A. [blank_start]Homotypical isocortex[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]Heterotypical isocortex[blank_end]
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Homotypical isocortex
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Heterotypical isocortex
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Limbic cortex is for the most part, phylogenetically old cortex denoted as [blank_start]archicortex[blank_end], to which parts of the [blank_start]neocortex[blank_end] are associated
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The anatomical substrate of the limbic system is presented by
A. [blank_start]limbic cortex[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]limbic nuclei[blank_end]
C. [blank_start]limbic pathways[blank_end]
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limbic cortex
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limbic nuclei
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limbic pathways
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Heterotypical isotypical comprises:
A. [blank_start]Granular isocortex[blank_end]
B. [blank_start]Agranular isocortex[blank_end]
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Granular isocortex
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Agranular isocortex
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Fibers, which cross the midline connecting corresponding areas of the two hemispheres are ... [blank_start]Commissural fibers[blank_end]
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The buried cerebral cortex under the lips of the lateral sulcus is [blank_start]insula[blank_end]