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Neuroanatomy Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which structure passes through the foramen ovale?

a)

Facial nerve

b)

Maxillary nerve

c)

Middle meningeal artery

d)

Mandibular nerve

2.

The internal capsule is situated between?

a)

Thalamus and Putamen

b)

Caudate nucleus and Globus pallidus

c)

Thalamus and Caudate nucleus

d)

Thalamus and Lentiform nucleus

3.

All of the following are contents of the cavernous sinus EXCEPT:

a)

Abducent nerve

b)

Oculomotor nerve

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Trochlear nerve

4.

Which of the following muscles abducts the vocal cords?

a)

Lateral cricoarytenoid

b)

Posterior cricoarytenoid

c)

Thyroarytenoid

d)

Cricothyroid

5.

The dangerous area of the face is dangerous because of communication with?

a)

Facial vein

b)

Retromandibular vein

c)

Pterygoid venous plexus

d)

Submental vein

6.

The sensory ganglion of the facial nerve is called?

a)

Spiral ganglion

b)

Geniculate ganglion

c)

Trigeminal ganglion

d)

Superior cervical ganglion

7.

The anterior limb of the internal capsule lies between?

a)

Caudate nucleus and thalamus

b)

Caudate nucleus and putamen

c)

Thalamus and lentiform nucleus

d)

Caudate nucleus and lentiform nucleus

8.

Which artery supplies the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere?

a)

Middle cerebral artery

b)

Anterior cerebral artery

c)

Posterior cerebral artery

d)

Basilar artery

9.

Which cranial nerve exits through the jugular foramen?

a)

Facial nerve

b)

Hypoglossal nerve

c)

Glossopharyngeal nerve

d)

Optic nerve

10.

Pyramidal decussation occurs at the level of?

a)

Pons

b)

Midbrain

c)

Upper medulla

d)

Lower medulla

11.

The fornix connects the hippocampus to which structure?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Mammillary body

d)

Amygdala

12.

Which ventricle is located between the cerebellum and the brainstem?

a)

Lateral ventricle

b)

Third ventricle

c)

Cerebral aqueduct

d)

Fourth ventricle

13.

Which is the largest commissural fiber in the brain?

a)

Fornix

b)

Anterior commissure

c)

Hippocampal commissure

d)

Corpus callosum

14.

The floor of the fourth ventricle is formed by?

a)

Cerebral peduncles

b)

Pons and medulla

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Midbrain

15.

The medial medullary syndrome is due to blockage of which artery?

a)

Vertebral artery

b)

Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

c)

Anterior spinal artery

d)

Middle cerebral artery

16.

Which part of the brain is affected in syringomyelia?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Thalamus

17.

Which structure forms the roof of the fourth ventricle?

a)

Cerebral peduncles

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Corpus callosum

d)

Thalamus

18.

The interpeduncular fossa is located on which part of the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Pons

c)

Midbrain

d)

Medulla

19.

The auditory radiation passes through which part of internal capsule?

a)

Anterior limb

b)

Genu

c)

Retrolentiform part

d)

Posterior limb

20.

Which meningeal layer is closely applied to the surface of the brain and spinal cord?

a)

Dura mater

b)

Arachnoid mater

c)

Pia mater

d)

Ependyma