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Fatima MCQS NEUROANATOMY

1) The kluver-Bucy syndrome results due to lesion in:

A. Frontal lobe
B. Cerebellum
C. Temporal lobe
D. Brain stem
E. Occipital lobe

2) Huntington,s disease results due to involvement of:

A. Substantia nigra
B. Putamen
C. Globus pallidus
D. Caudate nucleus
E. Raphe magnus nucleus

3) Which one of them is not a feature of Parkinsonism:

A. Rigidity
B. Tremors
C. Bradykinesia
D. Postural disturbances
E. Hypotonia

4) Which one of these muscles is not supplied by oculomotor nerve:

A. Medial rectus
B. Lateral rectus
C. Inferior obligue
D. Superior rectus
E. levator palpebrae superioris

5) Motor speech area is:

A. Wernicke’s area
B. Brocas area
C. Arcuate fasiculus
D. Hescles gyrus
E. Globus pallidus

6) A patient is suffering from stroke, involving his speech and upper limb only, the most
likely artery involved is:
A. Medial cerebral artery
B. Anterior cerebral artery
C. Posterior cerebral artery
D. Vertebral artery
E. Internal carotid artery
7) Spinal cord in adults ends at level of:
A. L1 Vertebrae
B. L2 Vertebrae
C. L3 Vertebrae
D. L5 Vertebrae
E. S1 Vertebrae

8) In upper motor neuron type of facial nerve palsy, there is:

A. Involvement of whole one side of face
B. Only eye is involved
C. Forehead sparing
D. Deviation of mouth towards side of lesion
E. Involvement of parotid glands

9) All of the following results due to over activity of sympathetic nervous system except:
A. Increased heart rate
B. Increased blood pressure
C. Sweating
D. Dilated pupils
E. Increased salivation

10) Agraphaesthesia and Astereognosis results due to involvement of;

A. Temporal lobes
B. Parietal lobes
C. Frontal lobes
D. Pons
E. Cerebellum

11) The primary area controlling fear is:

A. Pons
B. Brain Stem
C. Cerebellum
D. Parietal lobes
E. Amygdala

12) The most common types of cerebello-pontine tumors is:

A. Acoustic neuroma
B. Ependymoma
C. Ganglioblastoma
D. Gliomas
E. Meningioma
13) The primary area controlling thirst and hunger is:
A. Thalamus
B. Hypothalamus
C. Pons
D. Cerebellum
E. Basal ganglia

14) All are the causes of Ptosis except:

A. Myaesthenia gravis
B. Horners syndrome
C. Third nerve Palsy
D. Myopathy
E. Seventh nerve palsy

15) The pupil that is irregular,small in size and doesnot react to light is known as:
A. Marcus Gunn Pupil
B. Argyll-Robertson Pupil
C. Holmes Adie Pupil
D. Horners syndrome
E. None of above

16) All of them are the features of Horner’s syndrome except:

A. Ptosis
B. Anhydrosis
C. Exophthalmosis
D. Enophthalmosis
E. Meiosis

17) In Extrapyramidal involvement there is:

A. Cogwheel rigidity
B. Clasp knife rigidity
C. Hypotonia
D. No effect on muscle tone
E. Hyperreflexia

18) Root value of Knee reflex is:

A. L3,L4
B. S1,S2
C. S3
D. L5
E. L5,S1
19) Pendular knee jerk is seen in:
A. Upper motor neuron lesion
B. Lower motor neuron lesion
C. Cerebellar disorders
D. Hypothyroidism
E. Hyperthyroidism

20) In Brown Sequard syndrome there is :

A. Loss of joint position sensation and vibration on same side of lesion and loss of
pain and temperature on opposite side of lesion.
B. Loss of joint position sensation and vibration on opposite side of lesion and loss
of pain and temperature on same side of lesion.
C. Loss of joint position sensation , vibration ,pain and temperature on same side of
lesion.
D. Loss of joint position sensation , vibration ,pain and temperature on opposite side
of lesion.
E. Loss of pressure and touch sensations on same side of lesion.

Reference:
!) Text book of Snells Neuroanatomy
 Key

1) The kluver-Bucy syndrome results due to lesion in:

F. Frontal lobe
G. Cerebellum
H. Temporal lobe
I. Brain stem
J. Occipital lobe

2) Huntington,s disease results due to involvement of:

F. Substantia nigra
G. Putamen
H. Globus pallidus
I. Caudate nucleus
J. Raphe magnus nucleus

3) Which one of them is not a feature of Parkinsonism:

F. Rigidity
G. Tremors
H. Bradykinesia
I. Postural disturbances
J. Hypotonia

4) Which one of these muscles is not supplied by oculomotor nerve:

F. Medial rectus
G. Lateral rectus
H. Inferior obligue
I. Superior rectus
J. levator palpebrae superioris

5) Motor speech area is:

F. Wernicke’s area
G. Brocas area
H. Arcuate fasiculus
I. Hescles gyrus
J. Globus pallidus

6) A patient is suffering from stroke, involving his speech and upper limb only, the most
likely artery involved is:
F. Medial cerebral artery
G. Anterior cerebral artery
H. Posterior cerebral artery
I. Vertebral artery
J. Internal carotid artery
7) Spinal cord in adults ends at level of:
F. L1 Vertebrae
G. L2 Vertebrae
H. L3 Vertebrae
I. L5 Vertebrae
J. S1 Vertebrae

8) In upper motor neuron type of facial nerve palsy, there is:

F. Involvement of whole one side of face
G. Only eye is involved
H. Forehead sparing
I. Deviation of mouth towards side of lesion
J. Involvement of parotid glands

9) All of the following results due to over activity of sympathetic nervous system except:
F. Increased heart rate
G. Increased blood pressure
H. Sweating
I. Dilated pupils
J. Increased salivation

10) Agraphaesthesia and Astereognosis results due to involvement of;

F. Temporal lobes
G. Parietal lobes
H. Frontal lobes
I. Pons
J. Cerebellum

11) The primary area controlling fear is:

F. Pons
G. Brain Stem
H. Cerebellum
I. Parietal lobes
J. Amygdala

12) The most common types of cerebello-pontine tumors is:

F. Acoustic neuroma
G. Ependymoma
H. Ganglioblastoma
I. Gliomas
J. Meningioma
13) The primary area controlling thirst and hunger is:
F. Thalamus
G. Hypothalamus
H. Pons
I. Cerebellum
J. Basal ganglia

14) All are the causes of Ptosis except:

F. Myaesthenia gravis
G. Horners syndrome
H. Third nerve Palsy
I. Myopathy
J. Seventh nerve palsy

15) The pupil that is irregular,small in size and doesnot react to light is known as:
F. Marcus Gunn Pupil
G. Argyll-Robertson Pupil
H. Holmes Adie Pupil
I. Horners syndrome
J. None of above

16) All of them are the features of Horner’s syndrome except:

F. Ptosis
G. Anhydrosis
H. Exophthalmosis
I. Enophthalmosis
J. Meiosis

17) In Extrapyramidal involvement there is:

F. Cogwheel rigidity
G. Clasp knife rigidity
H. Hypotonia
I. No effect on muscle tone
J. Hyperreflexia

18) Root value of Knee reflex is:

F. L3,L4
G. S1,S2
H. S3
I. L5
J. L5,S1
19) Pendular knee jerk is seen in:
F. Upper motor neuron lesion
G. Lower motor neuron lesion
H. Cerebellar disorders
I. Hypothyroidism
J. Hyperthyroidism

20) In Brown Sequard syndrome there is :

F. Loss of joint position sensation and vibration on same side of lesion and loss
of pain and temperature on opposite side of lesion.
G. Loss of joint position sensation and vibration on opposite side of lesion and loss
of pain and temperature on same side of lesion.
H. Loss of joint position sensation , vibration ,pain and temperature on same side of
lesion.
I. Loss of joint position sensation , vibration ,pain and temperature on opposite side
of lesion.
J. Loss of pressure and touch sensations on same side of lesion.