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WorksheetsStructures involved in body balance system
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What pathway give awareness of joint position and movement?
Unconscious pathway of proprioception
Conscious pathway of proprioception
Tectospinal tracts
Reticulospinal tracts
Which tracts facilitates activity of flexor muscles and inhibit activity of extensor (Antigravity) muscles?
Unconscious pathway of proprioception
Conscious pathway of proprioception
Reticulospinal tracts
Rubrospinal tracts
What test need to identify the joint's position when clinician moves a joint with patient's eyes closed?
McBurney's Point
Romberg test
Joint Position Sense test
Reflex test
Which nerve involved in tract for body balance of ears?
Vestibulocochlear n.
Vagus n.
Facial n.
Oculomotor n.
Which test observe balance with the eyes closed?
Romberg test
Joint Position Sense test
Reflex test
Blood test
45-year-old woman presents with a history of progressive balance problems, uncoordinated limb movements, and difficulty walking. On examination, she has nystagmus and difficulty maintaining posture. MRI reveals atrophy of the cerebellar vermis.
Which functional division of the cerebellum is most likely affected in this patient?
Spinocerebellum
Cerebrocerebellum
Vestibulocerebellum
Archicerebellum
A 35-year-old male presents with double vision. On examination, his right eye does not move outward and he is unable to abduct the right eye. The left eye appears normal
Which nerve is most likely affected in this patient?
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Optic nerve (CN II)
A 50-year-old male presents with abnormal, involuntary, writhing movements of his hands and face. MRI reveals atrophy of the caudate nucleus and putamen. His symptoms are progressively worsening, and he has a family history of similar symptoms
Which of the following is the most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms?
Parkinson’s disease
Huntington’s disease
Wilson’s disease
Multiple system atrophy
A 60-year-old male presents with sudden vision loss in his left eye. On examination, there is pallor of the optic disc and no abnormalities in the retina. The physician suspects a vascular cause for the vision loss.
Which artery is most likely responsible for supplying the optic nerve and causing this type of vision loss?
Central retinal artery
Ophthalmic artery
Posterior ciliary arteries
Anterior ciliary arteries
A 38-year-old man presents with vertigo triggered by head movements. Nystagmus is observed when his head is moved in certain positions. The physician suspects benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
Which of the following is the most likely cause of his symptoms?
Increased pressure in the inner ear
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
Infection of the vestibular nerve
Swelling in the cochlea
