MCQ's_Applied Nervous System and Neuro Diagnostic (6)

Testing a patient’s arithmetic or having a patient count backwards in serial numbers of 3's or 7's is testing a patient;

• recall

• attention

• Short-term memory

• Cognitive reasoning

CN II encompasses the following:

• Lateral rectus muscle

• Pupillary light reflexes

• Cotton ball rubbing cornea

• Non-cilary muscles of the eye

According to the cephalocentric view, which region of the body is responsible for behavior?

• The brain

• The heart

• The ventricles

• The pineal gland

A criticism of neuroimaging studies is that they:

• Are based on small samples (N<10)

• Do not directly measure neural activity

• Have poor spatial and temporal resolution

• Produce inconsistent result across research centres

The smallest particle into which a substance can be divided and still retain its characteristics is the;

• ion

• atom

• molecule

• compound

The movement of electrons through a conductor is

• voltage

• current

• resistance

• Capacitive reactance

Which of the following is NOT related to Ohm's Law?

• phase

• voltage

• impedance

• Electromotive force

When the membrane is more negative than the resting potential it’s called

• IPSP

• EPSP

• depolarization

• hyperpolarization

Which is true about action potentials?

• Conduction velocity decreases with myelin

• EPSP’s can summate to produce action potentials

• The more depolarization, the bigger the action potential

• The refractory period increases the firing rate of an action potential

What is the name for the neurotransmitter found in neuromuscular junctions?

• GABA

• Calcium

• Serotonin

• Acetylcholine