Pregunta 1
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Which of these is not a principle function of the basal ganglia
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termination of movement
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initiation of movement
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maintenance of movement
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sequencing movement
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correcting movement
Pregunta 2
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The axons of 5B pyramidal cells projects to...
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basal ganglia
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regions of the brainstem
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hypothalamus
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ipsilateral cortex
Pregunta 3
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Which of these is true about structure of basal ganglia?
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The VA/VL thalamus has an excitatory effect on the medial globus pallidus
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The subthalamic nucleus has an excitatory effect on lateral globus pallidus
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the striatum has an inhibitory effect on lateral and external globus pallidus
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the indirect loop is responsible for maintenance of a movement
Pregunta 4
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The substantia nigra is inhibitory on striatum.
Pregunta 5
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Striatum is responsible for initiating and maintaining motor action.
Pregunta 6
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The outflow of the basal ganglia is the [blank_start]globus pallidus[blank_end].
Pregunta 7
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The basal ganglia is not involved with...
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sequencing movements
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perceptual habits
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motor habits
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movement adjustments
Pregunta 8
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During the termination of movement, a rat has a radioactive substance injected into striatum. The animal is sacrificed (RIP) and autoradiography is performed on brain slices. Where would labelled cells be found?
Pregunta 9
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HRP is injected into the VA/VL thalamus of a rat. The rat is sacrificed (RIP) and its brain is sliced and the basal ganglia is imaged. Where would the labelled cells be found?
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lateral globus pallidus
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internal globus pallidus
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cerebral cortex
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substantia nigra
Pregunta 10
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Damage to striatum...
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as in hungtington's results in chorea on the contralateral sides
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unilaterally results in excessive motor activity on contralateral side
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results in ballistic motor actions on the contralateral side
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results in resting tremor
Pregunta 11
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Which of these is true about the substantia nigra?
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damage to the pars reticulata results in parkinson's like deficits
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the internal globus pallidus excites the substantia nigra
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damage to substantia nigra produces intention tremor
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the substantia nigra has an inhibitory and excitatory effect on striatum
Pregunta 12
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Which of these is not a result of damage to the substantia nigra?
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chorea
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ballistic motor movement
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intention tremor
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dysmetria
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none of these are true
Pregunta 13
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Parkinson's disease is a result of damage to doparminergic receptors on the striatum.
Pregunta 14
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The subthalamic side loop and indirect loop have an inhibitory effect on motor output.
Pregunta 15
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A rat with left hemiballismus has HRP injected into the affected internal globus pallidus. Which of these is true?
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the right substantia nigra will be tagged
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the right subthalamic nucleus will be tagged
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the right striatum will be tagged
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the rat will exhibit a resting tremor
Pregunta 16
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The vestibular system and inferior olivary nuclei both send and receive information to and from the cerebellum.
Pregunta 17
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Which of these does not receive information from the cerebellum?
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inferior olivary nuclei
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VL thalamus
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vestibular system
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red nucleus
Pregunta 18
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A cut is made on the right superior cerebellar peduncle. Which of these would be true?
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Axons from the left dentate nuclei would degenerate
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axons from right VL thalamus to motor cortex would degenerate
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axons going to the right red nucleus would degenerate
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axons going to the left VL thalamus would degenerate
Pregunta 19
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A radioactive substance is injected into the pontine nuclei of a rat. The rat is sacrificed (RIP) and brain slices are imaged. What structures would be tagged?
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axons in ipsilateral middle cerebellar penduncle
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axons in contralateral middle cerebellar peduncle
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axons on ipsilateral motor cortex
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axons on contralateral motor cortex
Pregunta 20
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HRP is injected into the deep nuclei of the cerebellum of a rat. The rat is sacrificed (RIP) and brain slices are imaged. What structures would not be tagged?
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spino-cebellar tract
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inferior olivary nucleus
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vestibular nuclei
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pontine nuclei
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red nucleus
Pregunta 21
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The cerebellar cortex and deep nuclei receive information via the inferior cerebellar peduncle and middle cerebellar peduncle.
Pregunta 22
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Niacin deficiency results in degeneration of what structure?
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posterior lobe of cerebellum
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anterior lobe of cerebellum
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flocculonodular lobe of cerebellum
Pregunta 23
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Which region of the cerebellum receives massive input from vestibular system?
Pregunta 24
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Loss of coordination in axial musculature may occur due to damage in the neocerebellum.
Pregunta 25
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The functional zone that receives the greatest amount of information from the cerebral cortex is the [blank_start]neocerebellum[blank_end].
Pregunta 26
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The principal output component of the cerebellum are the deep nuclei.
Pregunta 27
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Which of these is true about the basic circuit of the cerebellum?
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Granular cells send output to the pontine nuclei and inferior olivary nuclei.
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Purkinje cells send output to granular cells
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Deep nuclei receive input from vestibular nuclei and spinocerebellar
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the cerebellar cortex is facilitatory on the output of the deep nuclei