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ASM New Booklet – Neuroscience
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ASM
New
Booklet
Module 9
C N S

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Content
Content ............................................................................... P.2
Chapter “1” Anatomy of Head & neck ................................ P.3
Chapter “2” Neuro-Anatomy .............................................. P.20
Chapter “3” Anatomy of Special sense ............................... P.47
Chapter “4” Embryology of Head & Neck & CNS ................. P.55
Chapter “5” Histology of Central Nervous System .............. P.65
Chapter “6” Histology of Special Sense ................................ P.78
Chapter “7” Medical Biochemistry of CNS ........................... P.87
Chapter “8” Physiology of Autonomic Nervous System ...... P.91
Chapter “9” Physiology of Sensory System ......................... P.106
Chapter “10” Physiology of Motor System ......................... P.121
Chapter “11” Physiology of Central Nervous system ......... P.136
Chapter “12” Physiology of Special Sense .......................... P.156
Chapter “13” Pharmacology of Central Nervous System ... P.164

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Chapter “1”
Anatomy of
Head & Neck

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1-Scalp:
1. The dense connective tissue
layer of the scalp is called: -
a. Peripheral layer.
b. Fatty layer
c. Vascular layer
d. Central layer
2. The third layer of the scalp is
the aponeurosis of: -
a. buccinators muscle
b. occipitofrontalis muscle
c. masseter muscle
d. none of the above
3. Black eye is caused by
bleeding in: -
a. Aponeurosis of occipitofrontalis
muscle
b. periosteum
c. dense C.T
d. loose connective tissue
4. Which of the following is a
branch from the internal
carotid artery: -
a. supra orbital artery
b. superficial temporal artery
c. posterior auricular artery
d. occipital artery
5. The area of the scalp in front of
the auricle is supplied by all of
the following except: -
a. supra orbital artery
b. supra trochlear artery
c. occipital artery
d. superficial temporal artery
6. The motor nerve to the
preauricular part of the scalp
is: -
a. posterior auricular nerve
b. temporal branch of fascial nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. maxillary nerve
7. The occipitofrontalis muscle is
supplied by:
a. temporal branch of fascial nerve
b. posterior auricular branch of facial
nerve
c. occipital nerve
d. A and B
8. All of the following are sensory
supply to the preauricular area
of the scalp except: -
a. auriclo temporal nerve
b. zygomatico temporal nerve
c. great auricular nerve
d. supra orbital nerve
9. All of the following are
branches from cervical spinal
nerves except: -
a. supra orbital nerve
b. lesser occipital nerve
c. great auricular nerve
10.Occipitofrontalis muscle: -
a. has frontal and occipital bellies
b. supplied by branches of fascial
nerve
c. moves the scalp forward and
backward
d. all of the above
11.About the ophthalmic artery,
what’s true?
a. Branch of internal carotid
b. Share origin with occipital artery
c. give 2 branches supplying scalp
d. A & C
e. A & B
12.About Anastomoses between
internal & external carotid
artery, choose FALSE answer
a. Occurs in front of auricle
b. 3 main arteries form it
c. External carotid share by its
superficial temporal branch.
d. No False Answer

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13.T/F Scalp cut may lead to
systemic embolus.
a. True
b. False
14.T/F C.T Septa in the dense
layer limit bleeding of scalp cut
wound.
a. True
b. False
15.T/F C 2,3 is responsible for
nerve supply to anterior part of
scalp in front of auricle.
a. True
b. False
16.Following branches share in
sensory supply of scalp
except:
a. Great auricular
b. Zygomatico temporal
c. Transverse Cervical
d. Lesser occipital
17....... Bleeds profusely if injured
A) skin
B) Pericranium
C) Dense connective tissue
D) Loose connective tissue
18.Black eyes are cause by
A) bleeding in the loose connective
tissue that don't reach the eyelids
B) Bleeding in the skin that reach the
eyelids
C) Massive bleeding of the loose C.T
that reach the eyelids
D) Bleeding of the dense connective
tissue
19.Skin of the scalp extends from
the eyelids ant. To the nuchal
lines post. And temporal lines
on each side
A) true
B) False
20.There are 10 arteries that
supply the scalp on each side
A) true
B) False
21.The scalp is supplied by 10
nerves on each side
A) true
B) False
22.The separation between the
skull and the scalp occurs at ...
A) the fourth layer
B) Loose connective tissue
C) The layer that when bleed
massively, may cause black eyes
D) All of the above
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. D
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. C
19.B
20.B
21.A
22.D

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2- Face
1. Superficial temporal vein unites
with the maxillary vein forming: -
a. external jugular vein
b. internal jugular vein
c. anterior fascial vein
d. posterior fascial vein
2. The only tributary of the
subclavian vein is: -
a. external nasal vein
b. external jugular vein
c. occipital vein
d. common fascial vein
3. Which of the following muscles is
pierced by parotid duct : -
a. buccinators muscle
b. orbicularis oris muscle
c. frontalis muscle
d. mentalis muscle
4. The middle fibers of the
buccinators muscle is inserted
into: -
a. upper lip
b. lower lip
c. A and B
5. The motor supply of the face is
carried by:
a. Cranial Nerve V
b. Cranial Nerve VII
c. Cranial Nerve X
d. Cranial Nerve V2
6. All of the following are branches
of the facial nerve except: -
a. temporal nerve
b. mandibular nerve
c. buccal nerve
d. maxillary nerve
7. All the face is sensory supplied
by the trigeminal nerve except: -
a. the upper lip
b. the lower lip
c. the area over the angle of the
mandible
d. the mental area
8. The maxillary nerve gives the
following branch except: -
a. zygomaticotemporal
b. zygomatico facial
c. infraorbital
d. external nasal
9. The upper eyelid is supplied by
the following nerves except: -
a. supratrochlear nerve
b. supra orbital nerve
c. palpebral branch of lacrimal
nerve
d. palpebral branch of infra orbital
nerve
10.The buccal nerve is branch from:
a. ophthalmic nerve
b. mandibular nerve
c. maxillary nerve
d. facial nerve
11.All of the following are branches
of the facial artery except: -
a. superior labial
b. inferior labial
c. angular
d. mental
12.The transverse facial artery is a
branch from: -
a. facial artery
b. occipital artery
c. superficial temporal artery
d. internal carotid artery
13.The common facial vein ends in
a. internal jugular vein
c. subclavian vein
d. maxillary vein

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14.Concerning parotid gland:
a. its duct pierces the buccinators
muscles.
b. posterior facial nerve begins inside
it.
c. the Cranial Nerve VII divides into its
motor branches inside it.
d. All is true
15.Concerning Cranial Nerve V1
a. Sensory supply to all face
b. Lies within the cavernous sinus
c. Give 2 branches share in sensory
supply of scalp
d. All is true
16.Muscles of the face are attached
to:
A) Bones of the face
B) Skin of the face
C) A&B
D) None of the above
17.All of the following are branches
of external carotid artery
a) Superficial temporal artery
b) Supraorbital artery
c) Maxillary
d) Fascial artery
18.T/F: Pulsation of the fascial artery
can be felt behind the angel of the
mandible.
a) True
b) False
19.All of the following are Branches
of fascial artery except
a) Transverse facial artery
b) Inferior labial
c) Superior labial
d) Lateral nasal
20.Facial nerve gives 6 terminal
branches when it enters inside
the parotid gland
a) True
b) False
21.The skin covering the angle of the
mandible is supplied by
a) Great auricular nerve
b) Trigeminal nerve
c) Fascial nerve
d) None of the above
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. C
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. A

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3-Dural folds &
4-Venous Sinuses
1. From the attachment of falx
cerebri all except:
a. Crista galli.
b. Upper surface of tentorium
cerebelli.
c. to the lips of the sagittal sulcus on
the inner aspect of skull cap.
d. Upper border of petrous temporal
bone
2. Venous sinuses found in falx
cerebri all except ………
a. Superior sagittal sinus
b. Inferior sagittal sinus
c. Superior petrosal sinus
d. Straight sinus
3. The attached margin of
Tentorium cerebelli is attached
to all except ……….
a. crista galli.
b. posterior clinoid process
c. upper border of petrous temporal
bone
d. the margin of the groove for
transverse sinus.
4. Venous sinuses related to
tentorium are all except ………
a. Straight
b. superior sagittal
c. Superior petrosal sinus in the
attached margin.
d. Transverse sinus in the attached
margin.
5. from the single sinuses found
in the cranial cavity are all
except ……
a. Superior sagittal.
b. Inferior sagittal.
c. Straight sinus.
d. Cavernous
6. from the paired sinuses are all
except ………
a. Superior petrosal.
b. Inferior petrosal.
c. Occipital
d. Transverse sinus.
7. It begins at the apex of falx
cerebri above the crista galli
and ends a little to the right of
the internal occipital
protuberance by turning to the
right side and becoming the
right transverse sinus. This is:
a. superior sagittal
b. inferior sagittal
c. straight
d. transverse
8. Uniting with the great cerebral
vein to form the straight sinus
this is ….
c. straight
d. transverse
9. It is situated at the line of
junction of the falx cerebri with
the tentorium cerebelli this is:
c. straight
d. transverse
10.at the roof of the cavernous
sinus there is ……….
a. internal carotid artery
b. Body of sphenoid
c. Pituitary gland
d. temporal lobe of the brain
11.nerves found at the lateral wall
of the cavernous sinus are all
except:
a. Oculomotor (III)
b. trochlear (IV)
c. Abducent (VI)
d. Maxillary (V2)

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12.T/F: Cranial Nerve IV pierces
the tentorium cerebelli in front
of the point of crossing
a. True
b. False
13.Confluence of sinuses may
receive blood from
a. SSS
b. ISS
c. SS
d. A & B
e. A & C
f. B& C
14.Circular sinuses (Venous
circle) is formed by:
a. SSS & ISS
b. SSS & SS
c. Cavernous & Intercavernous
d. Occipital & Sigmoid
15.Which structure pass
superiorly to cavernous
sinuses?
a. Pituitary gland
b. Sphenoid bone
c. Cranial nerve III
d. Internal Carotid Artery
16.Infection of cavernous sinuses
may cause ophthalmoplegia
due to:
a. Cranial nerve irritation
b. Internal Carotid artery rapture
c. Nerve compression
d. Passage through superficial
middle cerebral vein
17.Fatal problem of cavernous
sinuses infection is:
a. Pulsating exophthalmos
b. Squint
c. Ophthalmoplegia
d. Cavernous sinuses thrombosis
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. C
12.B
13. E
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. D

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5- Posterior Triangle
1. The side of the neck is divided
into anterior and posterior
triangles by: -
a. platysma muscle
b. sternomastiod muscle
c. trapezius muscle
d. levator scapular
2. The posterior border of the
posterior triangle is
a. sternomastiod muscle
b. Scalenus muscle
c. trapezius muscle
d. clavicle
3. The following muscles form
the floor of the posterior
triangle except: -
a. semispinalis capitis
b. splenius capitus
c. levator scabulae
d. omohyoid muscle
4. All of the following pierce the
investing layer of the deep
fascia except: -
a. external jugular vein
b. L.V
c. internal jugular vein
d. supraclavicular nerve
5. The posterior triangle contains
the following nerves except: -
a. spinal part of accessory nerve
b. glossopharyngeal nerve
c. roots and trunks of brachial plexus
d. cutaneous branches of cervical
plexus
cutaneous branches of the
cervical plexus except: -
a. great occipital nerve
b. great auricular nerve
c. lesser occipital
d. transverse cervical
7. The nerve running parallel to
the sternomastiod muscle is: -
a. great auricular nerve
b. supra clavicular nerve
c. transverse cervical nerve
d. lesser occipital nerve
8. The supra scapular artery is a
branch from: -
a. common carotid artery
b. facial artery
c. subclavian artery
d. transverse cervical artery
9. The supra scapular vein end
in:
a. internal jugular vein
c. subclavian vein
10.The Post Triangle is divided
into supraclavicular and
occipital triangles by:
a) Sternomastiod
b) Omohyiod
c) Anterior belly of digastric
d) Posterior belly of digastric
11.Digastric muscle is supplied
by:
a) Spinal accessory
b) Facial Nerve
c) Trigeminal Nerve
d) Ansa Cervicalis
e) A & D
f) B & C
12.Hyoid bone has attachment of
....
a) Sternomastiod
b) Digastric
c) Superior belly of omohyiod.
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13.T/F: Investing layer of deep
fascia covers the muscles of
floor of Post. Triangle.
a) True
b) False
14.T/F: The Digastric muscle is
derived from the 2nd
pharyngeal arch
a) True
b) False
15.The following structure pass in
the roof of posterior triangle of
neck:
a) Internal carotid artery
b) Facial nerve
c) Suprascapular Artery
d) External jugular vein
16.Concerning sternomastiod
muscle, all are False except:
a) The external jugular vein
begins superficial to it.
b) It Separates the 2 triangles of
the neck
c) Its motor supply is Cranial
Nerve VII
d) A & C
e) A & B
f) All are true
17.Concerning Great Auricular
Nerve, All False except
a) It’s a branch of cervical
plexuses
b) Supplies the skin behind
auricle and all mandible
c) Branch of Trigeminal Nerve.
d) None of Above
18.All of the following can be
considered a part of the neck
triangles except:
a) Scalenus medias
b) Scalenus anterior
c) Splenius capitis
d) Semispinalis capitis
19.Which of the following is the
most superficial muscle?
a. Semi spinalis capitis
b. Splenius capitis
c. Scalenus medias
d. Levator Scapulae
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. F
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. E
17. A
18. B
19. A

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6- Anterior Triangles of
Neck
1. All of the following are the
boundaries of anterior triangle
of the neck except:
a. Mid line of the neck
b. Inferior border of the maxilla
c. Inferior border of the mandible
d. Anterior border of the
sternomastiod
2. A Structure is found in both
digastric and submental
triangles
a. Omohyiod muscle
b. Hypoglossal
c. Sternihyoid muscle
d. Mylohyoid muscle
3. Superior bellies of omohyiod
muscle is a common boundary
of:
a. Digastric and submental
triangle
b. Digastric and muscular triangle
c. Muscular triangle and carotid
triangle
d. Carotid triangle and digastric
triangle
contents of carotid triangle
except:
a. External carotid artery
b. Carotid sheath
c. Superficial cervical lymph
nodes
d. Sympathetic trunk
5. Ansa Cervicalis supply all the
following except:
a. Sternihyoid muscle
b. Sternothyroid muscle
c. Thyrohyoid muscle
d. Infrahyoid muscle
6. A salivary gland can be seen in
which of the following:
a. Digastric triangle
b. Submental triangle
c. Carotid triangle
d. Muscular triangle
7. All of the following are found in
pairs except:
a. Submental triangle
b. Digastric triangle
c. Carotid triangle
d. Muscular triangle
8. All of the following muscles
are attached to hyoid bone
except:
a. Sternomastoid muscle
b. Anterior bellies of Digastric
muscles
c. Superior bellies of omohyiod
muscles
d. Posterior bellies of Digastric
muscles
9. The base of the submental
triangle is:
a. Thyroid cartilage
b. Maxilla
c. Hyoid bone
d. Mandible
10.All of the following are
boundaries of the carotid
triangle except:
a. anterior border of
Sternomastoid
b. anterior belly of digastric
muscle
c. superior belly of omohyiod
d. posterior belly of digastric
muscle
11.Sympathetic trunk is one of the
carotid triangle contents:
a. true
b. false

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12.Nerve to thyrohyoid arise from
a. c2
b. c1
c. c3
13.Hypoglossus and thyrohyoid
form the floor of muscular
triangle:
a. true
b. false
14.Inferior belly of omohyoid is
one of carotid triangle
boundaries
a. true
b. false
15.The floor of carotid triangle is
formed by:
a. Hypoglossus
b. thyrohyoid
c. middle and inferior constrictors
of the pharynx
d. all of the above
16.Vagus nerve is one of the
carotid sheath contents:
a. true
b. false
contents of the carotid sheath
except:
a. common carotid artery
b. vagus nerve
c. internal jugular vein
d. external carotid artery
18.Superior belly of omohyoid is
one of the muscular triangle
boundaries:
a. true
b. false
19.Sternohyoid is one of the
muscles forming the deep
layer of Infrahyoid muscles
a. true
b. false
20.The inferior root of Ansa
Cervicalis nerve arises from:
a. c1
b. c5
c. c3
d. c2 &c3
21.The common structure
between submandibular and
submental triangle:
a) Anterior belly of digastric.
b) Superior belly of omohyoid
c) Hyoid bone
d) Nerve to mylohyoid
e) A & D
between the digastric &
Carotid triangles:
a) Superior belly of omohyoid
b) Hyoid bone
c) Posterior belly of digastric.
d) Nerve to mylohyoid
e) A & B
between the carotid and
muscular triangle:
a) Ant. border of Sternomastoid.
b) Hyoid bone.
c) Posterior belly of digastric.
d) Inferior belly of omohyoid.
e) A & D.
f) A & C.
24.Hyoid bone is related to:
a) Submandibular triangle
b) Submental triangle
c) Muscular triangle
d) Carotid triangle
25.The nerve passing inside the
carotid sheath is
a) Sympathetic chain
b) Ansa Cervicalis
c) Cranial Nerve VII
d) Vagus Nerve

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26.The Superior belly of
omohyoid muscle is a .... of the
muscular triangle
a) Floor
b) Boundary
c) Content
d) A & B
e) B & C
27.Concerning the
Submandibular salivary
glands and Lymph nodes:
a) The ant Facial vein only pass
superficial to them
b) The Facial Artery only passes
superficial to them.
c) Both artery and vein pass
superficial
d) The artery is superficial and
the vein is deep.
28.Ansa Cervicalis pass ... to
carotid sheath, Sympathetic
chain passes ...
a) Anterior, Posterior.
b) Posterior, Anterior.
c) Both Anterior.
d) Both Posterior.
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. B
20. D
21. E
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. D
26. E
27. C
28. A

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7- Lymphatic Drainage
of Head & Neck
1. Lymphatic drainage of
preauricular part of the scalp: -
a. parotid L.N
b. mastoid L.N
c. occipital L.N
d. submental L.N
2. The lymph drainage of the tip
of the tongue is into
a. submental L.N
b. submandibular L.N
c. parotid L.N
d. mastoid L.N
3. The terminal destination of the
lymph drainage in the face and
neck is the junction between
subclavian vein and ……
a. Internal jugular vein
b. External jugular vein
c. Anterior facial vein
d. Retromandibular vein
4. Which of the following ducts is
related to the brachial plexus?
a. Tubal tonsil
b. Upper deep cervical lymph node
c. Lower deep cervical lymph nodes
d. Lingual tonsil
5. Which of the following is one
of the tributaries of the jugulo-
omohyoid lymph nodes?
a. Back of the tongue
b. Tonsils
c. Upper part of the pharynx
d. Lower part of the pharynx
6. Jugulo digastric lymph nodes
lie behind the internal jugular
vein
a. true
b. false
7. Jugulo omohyoid lymph nodes
lie behind the intermediate
tendon of omohyiod
a. true
b. false
8. Thyroid gland drains directly
to the jugular trunk
a. true
b. false
9. Adenoid is one of the
transverse superficial lymph
nodes
a. true
b. false
10.Posterior region of the scalp is
drained to:
a. Occipital lymph node
b. Post auricular lymph node
c. Parotid lymph node
d. Submandibular lymph node
11.Nasopharynx can drain
directly to the deep lymph
nodes
a. true
b. false
12.T/F: Post auricular lymph
nodes lie deep to the mastoid
process.
a. true
b. false
13.Above the vocal cord in the
larynx drains to:
a. Upper deep cervical lymph
nodes
b. Lower deep cervical lymph
nodes
c. Submandibular lymph nodes
d. Submental lymph nodes
14.Middle ear drains to:
a. Preauricular lymph nodes
b. Submandibular lymph nodes
c. Mastoid lymph nodes
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15.The Tongue is drained by:
a) submental lymph nodes
b) submandibular lymph nodes
c) jugulo-digastric lymph nodes.
d) A & C
e) All of Above
16.Enlarged jugulo-omohyoid
lymph nodes indicates:
a) Pancreatic cancer.
b) Stomach cancer.
c) Hepatoma.
d) All of Above.
17.Which of the following lymph
nodes is the site of drainage of
the scalp and lies in the
posterior triangle of the neck?
a. Mastoid lymph node
b. Occipital lymph node
c. Supraclavicular lymph node
d. Parotid lymph node
18.Whaldyer's ring is considered:
a. Deep vertical lymph nodes
b. Deep transverse lymph nodes
c. Superficial transverse lymph
nodes
d. Superficial vertical lymph
nodes
19.The mastoid lymph nodes
drain all of the following
structures except:
a- lateral surface of the auricle
b- scalp over the auricle
c- posterior wall of the auditory
meatus
d- Medial surface of the auricle
20.The Internal Jugular vein is
related to:
a- Superficial Cervical LN.
b- Deep Cervical LN.
c- Anterior Cervical LN.
d- None of Above.
1 – A
2 – A
3 – A
4 – C
5 – D
6 – B
7 – B
8 – B
9 – B
10 - A
11 – A
12 – B
13 – A
14 – A
15 – E
16 – B
17 – B
18 – B
19 – A
20 – B

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8&9 - The Last 4 Cranial
Nerves
1. The following Nerves is pure
motor nerves:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
e. All except D
2. The last 4 cranial Nerves
Originate from Medulla
Oblongata only except:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Accessory Nerve
d. Hypoglossal Nerve.
3. The nerve passing between
ICA & ECA is
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
4. The nerve passing between IJV
& ICA is
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
5. The nerve deep to hyoglossal
muscle is
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
6. The nerve which pass through
foramen magnum is:
a. Spinal Accessory Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Cranial Accessory Nerve
7. The deepest Cranial Nerve in
carotid Sheath is:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Hypoglossal Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
8. The nerve pass superficial to
both ICA & ECA is:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Accessory Nerve
d. Cranial Nerve XII
9. The nerve piercing
Sternomastoid muscle is:
a. Vagus Nerve.
b. Cranial Nerve IX.
c. Hypoglossal Nerve.
d. Spinal Accessory Nerve.
10.T/F: The Glossopharyngeal
pass between CCA & EJV at
the level of upper border of
thyroid cartilage.
a. True
b. False
11.The nerve passing between
superior and middle
constrictors of pharynx is:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve
12.Cranial Accessory Nerve joins
the ... ganglion of Vagus.
a. Inferior
b. Superior
13.The longest cranial nerve in
body is:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve IX
c. Facial Nerve
d. Accessory Nerve

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14.T/F: C5,6,7 share in formation
of Accessory nerve
a. True
b. False
15.The 2 parts of Accessory Nerve
are joined at
a. Foramen Magnum
b. Jugular foramen
c. Below Jugular Foramen
d. Above Jugular Foramen
e. All Except B
16.T/F: Spinal Accessory Nerve
joins the inferior ganglia of
vagus to give supply to larynx
a. True
b. False
17.The nerve appearing in
posterior triangle of neck:
a. Vagus Nerve.
d. Accessory Nerve.
18.The superficial Nerve to
Hyoglossal Muscle is:
a. Vagus Nerve
b. Cranial Nerve XII
c. Cranial Nerve IX
d. Accessory Nerve
19.T/F: Inferior root of Ansa
Cervicalis is carried by
Hypoglossal Nerve.
a. True
b. False
20.Parasympathetic secretomotor
supply to Parotid Gland is
carried by a branch of:
a. Vagus Nerve
c. Cranial Nerve IX
d. Accessory Nerve
21.T/F: Ansa Cervicalis Loop pass
deep to carotid Sheath.
a. True
b. False
22.The most important
parasympathetic nerve in body
is:
a. Vagus Nerve.
d. Accessory Nerve
23.T/F: All muscles of larynx are
supplied by external laryngeal
nerve except cricothyroid
supplied by recurrent
laryngeal nerve.
a. true
b. false
24.Thyrohyoid & Geniohyoid are
supplied by
a. Vagus Nerve.
b. C 1.2,3
d. C 1
25.Tensor Palati Muscle is
supplied by:
a. Cranial Nerve VII
c. Cranial Nerve V.
d. Cranial Nerve X.
26.Spinal Accessory Nerve
supplies:
a. Trapezius muscle
b. Latissimus Dorsi
c. Sternomastoid
d. Both A & C
27.T/F: Posterior third of tongue
receive motor supply by
Lingual branch of Cranial
Nerve IX.
a. true
b. false

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28.The following nerves are mixed
nerves between vagus nerve
and cranial accessory nerve:
a. superior laryngeal Nerve
b. recurrent laryngeal
c. pharyngeal
d. all are true
29.T/F: All mucosa of larynx
above & below the vocal cords
are supplied by both Vagus &
Cranial Accessory Nerve.
a. true
b. false
30.The carotid body is sensory
supplied by:
a. Vagus Nerve
c. Cranial Nerve IX
d. Accessory Nerve
31.Which nerves shares is
formation of cardiac plexus:
a. Vagus Nerve
c. Cranial Nerve IX
d. Accessory Nerve
32.The nerve lying deep to
submandibular gland is:
a. Vagus Nerve
c. Cranial Nerve IX
d. Accessory Nerve
33.T/F: The right recurrent vagus
pass around the aortic arch.
a. true
b. false
34.Site of formation of Ansa
Cervicalis is:
a. At jugular foramen
b. At foramen Magnus
c. Opposite to lower part of
larynx.
d. At level of upper border of
thyroid cartilage
35.Which following has a mixed
supply between Vagus and
Cranial accessory nerve?
a. tensor Palati muscle.
b. cricothyroid muscle.
c. stylopharyngeal muscle.
d. hyoglossal muscle.
1- D
2- C
3- B
4- A
5- B
6- A
7- C
8- D
9- D
10- B
11- B
12- A
13- A
14- B
15- B
16- B
17- D
18- B
19- B
20- C
21- B
22- A
23- B
24- D
25- C
26- D
27- B
28- D
29- A
30- C
31- A
32- B
33- B
34- C
35- B

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Chapter “2”
Neuro-Anatomy

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1- Cerebral Hemispheres
1. Concerning the inferolateral
border of cerebral
hemisphere:
a) Present the pre-occipital notch.
b) Its anterior part called
supercillary border.
c) None of above
d) All of above
2. Concerning central sulcus:
a) The upper end lies midway
between frontal and occipital
poles.
b) It extends on the medial surface
of cerebral hemispheres.
c) It ends above the horizontal
ramus of lateral sulcus.
d) All of Above
e) All except C
3. The stem of lateral sulcus is
present on the ... surface while
it ends at the ... surface of
cerebral hemisphere.
a) Inferior, Medial.
b) Medial, Superolateral.
c) Inferior, Superolateral.
d) Superolateral, Medial
e) Superolateral, Inferior
4. Area 8 is responsible for:
a) Frontal eye field area
b) Motor speech area
c) Primary somato-motor area.
d) Auditory area
5. Area of Wernicke’s
destruction causes:
a) Sensory aphasia
b) Deadness
c) Word Blindness
d) Somatomotor loss
6. Secondary Motor Area is
a) Area 4
b) Area 6
c) Area 8
d) Area 10
7. Area 8 is present at
a) Superior Parietal Gyrus.
b) Superior Frontal Gyrus
c) Middle Frontal Gyrus
d) Inferior Frontal Gyrus
8. Broca’s Area is responsible
for:
a) Motor Speech.
b) Somatic sensation
c) Auditory
d) Primary motor
9. Somatosensory associated
area is present at
a) Superior frontal gyrus.
b) Superior occipital gyrus
c) Superior parietal gyrus
d) Superior temporal gyrus.
10.The central sulcus separates
between the following areas:
a) Primary & Secondary motor
areas.
b) Primary & secondary sensory
areas.
c) Primary motor & Primary
Sensory areas.
d) Secondary motor &
Secondary sensory areas.
11.All following sulci present on
Superolateral surface of
cerebral hemisphere except:
a) Intraparietal sulcus
b) Collateral Sulcus
c) Anterior ramus of lateral sulcus
d) Lunate Sulcus
12.Which Gyri is not visible on
Superolateral surface of
cerebral hemisphere?
a) Post Central Sulcus
b) Para Central Sulcus
c) Pre Central Sulcus
d) All of Above
13.Motor Area of LL lies in:
a) Post Central Sulcus
b) Para Central Sulcus
c) Pre Central Sulcus
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14.Lower part of precentral gyrus
is:
a) Sensory area
b) Motor area for head
c) Area of hearing
d) Broca’s Area
15.T/F: Temporal lobe is
concerned with speech.
a) True
b) False
16.T/F: Pre central gyrus receives
direct sensory input
a) True
b) False
17.Limbic association area
receives blood supply by
a) ICA
b) Posterior Cerebral Artery.
c) Middle cerebral Artery
d) Anterior Cerebral Artery.
18.Lingual Gyrus is responsible
for:
a) Motor area
b) Sensory area
c) Speech area
d) Visual Area
19.All surfaces of occipital lobe
are supplied by:
a) Anterior cerebral Artery
b) Posterior cerebral Artery
c) Middle cerebral artery
d) All of above
20.Upper 1 inch of Superolateral
surface is supplied by:
d) All of above
21.The lower 1 inch of
Superolateral surface is
supplied by:
d) All of above
22.T/F: all tentorial surface of
cerebral hemisphere is
supplied by posterior cerebral
artery.
a) True
b) False
23.The artery passing in the
callosal sulcus is:
d) All of above
24.Temporal pole is supplied by:
d) A & B
e) A & C
f) All of above
25.The Motor area of cerebral
cortex is supplied by:
d) A & B
e) A & C
f) All of above
26.Cerebellar Tonsil is supplied
by:
d) AICA
e) PICA
27.Inner ear is supplied by:
a) PICA
b) AICA
c) Pontine branches of Basilar A.
d) Labyrinthine A.
28.The largest branch of 4th part
of vertebral artery is:
a) PICA
b) AICA
c) Anterior Spinal Artery.
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29.The basilar artery is NOT
related to following nerves:
a) Cranial Nerve III
b) Cranial Nerve VI
c) Cranial Nerve XII
d) No correct answer
30.Pontine Sulcus is site of
passage for the ... artery.
a) Vertebral A
b) Basilar A.
c) AICA
d) PICA
1- D
2- E
3- C
4- A
5- C
6- B
7- C
8- A
9- C
10- C
11- B
12- B
13- B
14- B
15- B
16- B
17- D
18- D
19- B
20- A
21- B
22- B
23- A
24- C
25- E
26- D
27- D
28- A
29- C
30- B
2- Spinal Cord
1. The length of the spinal cord is
about:
a. 10 cm
b. 20 cm
c. 30 cm
d. 45 cm
2. The cervical enlargement
corresponds to:
a. Lumber plexus
b. Brachial plexus
c. Sacral plexus
d. Cervical plexus
3. The uterine period in which the
spinal cord occupies all the
vertebral canal is:
a. 1st month
b. 1st two months
c. 1st three months
d. 1st four months
4. Meninges surrounding the
spinal cord end at the level of:
a. S1
b. S2
c. S3
d. S4
5. All of the following can be
found clearly in the gray matter
except:
a. Blood capillaries
b. Neuroglia
c. Myelinated nerve fibers
d. Nerve soma
6. Lumbosacral nucleus in
central group is present in:
a. C1
b. C2
c. S1
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7. Lateral group of anterior gray
matter can't be found in:
a. Thoracic
b. Lumber
c. Cervical
d. Sacral
8. T1 has all of the following
except:
a. Visceral gray
b. Medial group
c. Lateral group
d. Nucleus dorsalis
9. Anterior spinal artery arises
from:
a. Basilar artery
b. Subclavian artery
c. Vertebral arteries
d. Aorta
10.Which of the following is the
site where longitudinal
branches of posterior spinal
artery branches?
a. Ventral root
b. Dorsal root
c. Gray matter
d. White matter
11.Radicularis magna supply
origin of:
a. Cervical plexus
b. Pharyngeal plexus
c. Brachial plexus
d. Lumber plexus
12.Anterior spinal vein passes
through:
a. Anteromedian sulcus
b. Posteromedian septum
c. Ventral root
d. Dorsal root
13.Internal venous plexus lies
inside:
a. Dura matter
b. Extra dural space
c. Periosteum
d. Tubular sheath
14.Lumber cistern is found in:
a. Subarachnoid space
b. Pia matter
c. Dura matter
d. Arachnoid matter
15.Linea splendens lies in:
a. Dorsal root
b. Ventral root
c. Anteromedian sulcus
d. Posteromedial septum
16.Last process of ligamneta
denticulate is attached to:
a. L1
b. L2
c. L3
d. L4
17.T/F: Spinal segments lie
opposite to corresponding
vertebrae.
a. True
b. False
18.Posterior intermediate septum
is found at:
a. Lumbar
b. All Thoracic
c. Upper thoracic
d. Cervical
e. B & D
f. C & D
19.T/F: Nucleus suppling the
limbs is found in all segments
of spinal cord.
a. True
b. False
20.Nucleus of Clarke is found in
all following spinal segment
except:
a. Cervical
b. Thoracic
c. Lumbar
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21.Posterior spinal artery
supplies:
a. Anterior 2/3
b. Anterior 2/3
c. Posterior 2/3
d. Posterior 1/3
22.T/F: The spinal dural sheath
joins the epineurium of
neurons.
a. True
b. False
23.Intervertebral venous plexus is
found at:
a. Epidural Space.
b. Subarachnoid space.
c. Septum posticum.
d. Linea splendens.
24.T/F: Spinal dura is formed of 2
layers but do not form dural
sinuses,
a. True
b. False
25.T/F: CSF is found in the space
between dura mater and
arachnoid mater.
a. True
b. False
26.Cauda Equina is found at:
a. Epidural Space.
b. Subarachnoid space.
c. Septum posticum.
d. Linea splendens.
27.T/F: Ligamenta Denticulata is
attached to 1st sacral spinal
nerve.
a. True
b. False
1- D
2- B
3- C
4- B
5- C
6- C
7- A
8- C
9- C
10- B
11- D
12- A
13- B
14- A
15- C
16- A
17- B
18- F
19- B
20- D
21- D
22- A
23- A
24- B
25- B
26- B
27- B

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3- Brain Stem
1. Posteromedian sulcus in the
medulla oblongata continue as
a. Intermediate sulcus
b. Anteriomedian fissure
c. Posteromedian septum
d. Dorsal root
2. Which of the following form the
pyramid?
a. Corticospinal nuclei
b. Inferior olivary nuclei
c. Corticospinal fibers
d. Cuneate nuclei
3. All of the following pass
through the posterolateral
sulcus except:
a. Hypoglossal nerve
b. Glossopharyngeal nerve
c. Vagus nerve
d. Cranial accessory nerve
4. The groove found in the
pontine transverse fibers is for
a. Basilar artery
b. Basal vein
c. Vertebral artery
d. Superior cerebellar artery
5. Which of the following nerves
exit through the junction
between pons and pyramid?
a. Trigeminal nerve
b. Abducent nerve
c. Facial nerve
d. Vestibular nerve
6. Motor decussation occurs at:
a. Anteromedial fissure
b. Anterolateral sulcus
c. Posterolateral sulcus
d. Inferior fovea.
7. The medial fasciculus is
a. Gracile.
b. Cuneate.
8. Which tubercle extend to a
higher level?
a. Gracile
b. Cuneate.
9. The area between the 2 inferior
peduncle is called:
a. Inferior fovea
b. Superior fovea
c. Basilar groove.
d. None of above.
10.Nerve emerging through the
junction between the pons and
middle cerebellar peduncle is:
a. Abducent
b. Facial
c. Vagus
d. Trigeminal
11.Nerve emerging at the
anterolateral sulcus is:
a. Glossopharyngeal.
b. Hypoglossal.
c. Vagus.
d. Trigeminal.
12.All of following emerge
through the posterolateral
sulcus except:
a. Cranial Nerve IX
b. Cranial Nerve X
c. Cranial Nerve XI
d. Cranial Nerve XII
13.Which following group of
nerve emerge through the
pons?
a. Cranial nerve I – II – III – IV.
b. Cranial nerve X: XII.
c. Cranial Nerve V – VII
d. None of above.
14.T/F: The medial eminence of
pons is separated from lower
vestibular area by the superior
fovea.
a. True
b. False

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15.Which is medial at lower
border of pons?
a. Facial nerve
b. Abducent nerve
c. Vestibule-cochlear.
d. Trigeminal.
16.Cerebral peduncle is formed of
all except:
a. Crus cerebri
b. Substantia nigra
c. Tegmentum
d. Tectum
17.Colliculi are separated by:
a. Cruciform sulcus
b. Posteromedian sulcus
c. Anteromedian sulcus
d. Intermediate sulcus
18.Corpora Quadrigemina is:
a. Cruciform sulcus
b. Colliculi
c. Frenulum velli
d. Brachium
19.Superior colliculi are
associated with:
a. Inferior brachium
b. Lateral geniculate
c. Frenulum vellum
d. Medial geniculate
20.All of the following enters in
the dorsal surface of the pons
except:
a. Lateral vestibular nucleus
b. Medial vestibular nucleus
c. Facial nerve
d. Abducent nerve
21.T/F: Basal vein crosses the
cerebral peduncle
a. True
b. False
22.T/F: Substania nigra is a layer
of white matter
a. True
b. False
23.T/F: Hypoglossal trigone is the
most lateral part of inferior
floor of the 4th ventricle.
a. True
b. False
24.T/F: Groove between pyramid
and olive is called is
posterolateral sulcus
a. True
b. False
25.All following cross the crus
cerebri except:
a. Basal vein.
b. Superior cerebellar artery.
c. Inferior cerebellar artery.
d. Trochlear nerve.
26.T/F: Substania nigra is
pigmented white matter has a
melanin pigment.
a. True
b. False
27.T/F: the colliculi lie below
superior medullary vellum and
above pineal body.
a. True
b. False
28.The only nerve emerging from
posterior aspect of brain stem
is
a. CN II
b. CN III
c. CN IV
d. CN VI

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1- C
2- C
3- A
4- A
5- B
6- A
7- A
8- B
9- A
10- D
11- B
12- D
13- C
14- B
15- A
16- D
17- A
18- B
19- B
20- B
21- A
22- B
23- B
24- B
25- C
26- B
27- B
28- C
4- Cranial Nerve Nuclei
1. All of the following are pure
sensory except:
a. Olfactory neve
b. cranial nerve II
c. Abducent nerve
d. Vestibulocochlear
2. Trigeminal nucleus is:
a. pure motor
b. pure sensory
c. mixed nucleus
d. no true answer.
3. Fascial nucleus is … but optic
nucleus is … and accessory is
…
a. mixed, sensory, motor
b. sensory, motor, mixed
c. motor, sensory, mixed
d. sensory, mixed, motor
4. 4.All pure motor nucleus are:
a. GVE
b. GSE
c. GSA
d. SVA
5. Trochlear nerve is present in:
a. pons
b. midbrain
c. medulla
6. Trochlear nerve supply
a. lateral rectus
b. medial rectus
c. superior rectus
d. inferior rectus
7. The following nerve supply
muscles of eye:
a. oculomotor
b. Abducent
c. trochlear
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8. Abducent nucleus lie in:
a. 3rd ventricle
b. lateral ventricle
c. 4th ventricle
d. lower part of midbrain
9. Sensory nerves arise from
nuclei in the midbrain:
a. True
b. False
10.Edinger Westphal nucleus is
the motor nucleus of
oculomotor nerve:
a. true
b. false
11.Trigeminal nerve has … nuclei:
a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 2
12.The trigeminal nucleus that is
responsible for proprioception
is
a. mesencephalic
b. motor
c. sensory
d. spinal
13.T/F: Superior salivary nucleus
of fascial nerve is sympathetic
nucleus that supply all glands
except parotid
A. true
b. false
14.Superior salivary nucleus is …
but Edinger Westphal nucleus
is ...
a. parasympathetic, sympathetic
b. sympathetic, parasympathetic
c. both are sympathetic
d. both are parasympathetic
15.Spinal part of accessory nerve
arises from
a. Anterior horn cell
b. Lateral horn cell
c. Posterior horn cell
16.Ambiguous nucleus is the
nucleus of
a. glossopharyngeal
b. accessory
c. both of them
d. none of them
17.Taste and olfaction sensation
is carries by:
a. G.V.E
b. G.V.A
c. S.V.A
d. S.S.A
18.The following nuclei are
presented in the midbrain
except:
a. oculomotor nucleus
b. Edinger Westphal nucleus
c. trochlear nucleus
d. facial nucleus
19.Nucleus ambiguous is found
in:
a. medulla oblongata
b. midbrain
c. pons
d. spinal cord
20.The lateral rectus muscle of
the eye is supplied from:
a. oculomotor nucleus
b. abducent nucleus
c. trochlear nucleus
d. hypoglossal nucleus
21.The trochlear nucleus
supplies:
a. lateral rectus muscle
b. superior oblique muscle
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22.The motor nucleus of
trigeminal nerve supplies all of
the following except:
a. anterior belly of digastric
b. mylohyoid
c. stylohyoid
d. tensor tympani
23.Nucleus ambiguous gives
fibers to the following nerve:
a. accessory nerve
b. facial nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. hypoglossal nerve
24.The only muscle derived from
the third branchial arch is:
a. tensor palate
b. mylohyoid
c. platysma
d. stylopharyngeal
25.The facial nucleus supplies the
following muscles except:
a. muscles of the face
b. occipitofrontalis muscle
c. stylopharyngeal muscle
d. stylohyoid
26.The fibers forming the cranial
outflow of the parasympathetic
nervous system:
a. G.S.E
b. S.V.E
c. G.V.E
d. G.V.A
27.The parasympathetic part of
the oculomotor nerve is:
a. superior salivary nucleus
b. inferior salivary nucleus
c. solitary nucleus
d. Edinger Westphal nucleus
28.Inferior salivary nucleus gives
preganglionic fibers to:
a. lacrimal glands
b. parotid gland
c. submandibular gland
d. buccal gland
29.The following nucleus gives
rise to general visceral efferent
fibers:
a. Edinger Westphal nucleus
b. superior salivary nucleus
c. inferior salivary nucleus
d. all of the above
30.Which of the following nuclei
receive visceral afferent
fibers?
a. solitary nucleus
b. olivary nucleus
c. hypoglossal nucleus
31.Solitary nucleus receives
general sensory fibers running
in:
a. vagus nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. both A and B
32.Sensation from the respiratory
tract, abdominal viscera and
GIT are received by:
a. facial nucleus
b. superior salivary nucleus
c. solitary nucleus
d. trochlear nucleus
33.Taste sensation is carried by
a. facial nerve
c. vagus nerve
d. trigeminal nerve
34.Cardiorespiratory nucleus
mediates reflex control of:
a. cardiovascular system
b. respiratory system
c. gastrointestinal system
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35.Which of the following is not a
sensory trigeminal nucleus?
a. mesencephalic nucleus
b. solitary nucleus
c. main sensory nucleus
36.The nucleus responsible for
receiving pain and
temperature from the head is:
a. spinal nucleus of trigeminal
b. main sensory nucleus
c. superior salivary nucleus
d. mesencephalic nucleus
37.S.S.A include the following
except:
a. vestibular nucleus
b. cochlear nucleus
c. solitary nucleus
d. all of the above
1- C
2- C
3- A
4- B
5- B
6- A
7- D
8- C
9- B
10- B
11- C
12- A
13- B
14- D
15- A
16- C
17- B
18- C
19- D
20- A
21- B
22- B
23- C
24- A
25- D
26- C
27- C
28- D
29- B
30- D
31- A
32- D
33- C
34- D
35- D
36- B
37- A
38- C

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5- White matter of
cerebrum
1. One of the following lies in the
anterior limb of the internal
capsule:
a. Anterior thalamic radiation
b. Posterior thalamic radiation
c. Superior thalamic radiation
d. Inferior thalamic radiation
2. Where can occipito pontine
fibers be found?
a. Anterior limb of internal
capsule
b. Genu of the internal capsule
c. Thalamo lentiform part of
posterior limb
d. Retro lentiform part of
posterior limb of internal
capsule
3. How internal capsule is related
to the lentiform nucleus?
a. Medially
b. Superiorly
c. Laterally
d. Inferiorly
4. Blood supply of the genu is:
a. Anterior cerebral artery
b. Posterior cerebral artery
c. Internal carotid artery
d. None of the above
5. All of the following receive two
arterial blood supplies except:
a. Anteromedial part of the
anterior limb of internal
capsule
b. Genu of the internal capsule
c. Thalamo lentiform part of
posterior limb
d. Retro lentiform part of
posterior limb
6. Which of the following is
concerned with connection
between two different sides in
the cortex?
a. Commissural fibers
b. Association fibers
c. Projection fibers
d. All of the above
7. Long association fibers lying
in the medial surface is:
a. Uncinate fibers
b. Cingulum
c. Superior longitudinal
fasciculus
d. Fronto occipital fasciculus
8. The lateral boundary of corona
radiata is:
a. Uncinate fibers
b. Cingulum
c. Fronto occipital fasciculus
d. Superior Longitudinal
fasciculus
9. The long association fiber
connecting between occipital
lobe and temporal lobe is:
a. Superior longitudinal
fasciculus
b. Inferior longitudinal fasciculus
c. Fronto occipital fasciculus
d. Cingulum
10.Which of the following are
associated with orbital surface
of the frontal lobe?
a. Cingulum
b. Rostrum of corpus callosum
c. Both
11.Forceps minor radiates from:
a. Rostrum
b. Genu
c. Body
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12.Splenium of the corpus
callosum radiate fibers related
to:
a. Posterior horn of lateral
ventricle
b. Anterior horn of lateral
ventricle
c. 3rd ventricle
d. 4th ventricle
13.Which of the following is most
superior?
a. Cerebral aqueduct
b. Posterior commissure
c. Habenular commissure
connected by the anterior
commissure except:
a. Olfactory bulb
b. Amygdaloid body
c. Posterior perforated body
d. Pyriform body
15.The following are association
fibers except:
a. Tapetum
b. Cingulum
c. Superior longitudinal bundle
d. Inferior longitudinal bundle
e. Uncinate fasciculus
16.The following are different long
association fibers except:
a. Uncinate fasciculus
b. Cingulum
c. Superior longitudinal bundle
d. Anterior longitudinal bundle
e. Inferior longitudinal bundle
17.The following are commissural
fibers EXCEPT:
a. Corpus callosum
b. Habenular commissure
c. The group of fibers which lies
just above and behind the
upper end of the aqueduct of
Sylvius
d. Internal arcuate fibers
18.The largest commissure in
brain is:
a. Optic chiasma
b. Corpus callosum
c. Internal capsule
d. Corona radiata
19.The type of fibers of corpus
callosum is:
a. Fibers for vision
b. Association fibers
c. Projection fibers
d. Commissural fibers
e. Long association fibers
20.The following are parts of
corpus callosum EXCEPT:
a. Rostrum
b. Truck
c. Genu
d. Tapetum
e. Splenium
1- A
2- D
3- A
4- C
5- B
6- A
7- B
8- D
9- B
10- B
11- B
12- A
13- C
14- C
15- A
16- D
17- D
18- B
19- D
20- D

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6- Diencephalon
1. The components of the
diencephalon are all except:
a. thalamus
b. hypothalamus
c. stria habenularis
d. pons.
e. C & D
2. The lateral boundary of the
thalamus is the:
a. the posterior limb of the
internal capsule.
b. the cavity of the third ventricle
c. the lentiform nucleus
d. epi thalamus
3. The superior relations to the
thalamus are:
a. the body of lateral ventricle
b. the thalamo striate vein
c. the choroid plexus
d. all of the above
4. The inferior relations of
thalamus are including all of
the following except
a. tegmentum of the midbrain
b. the hypothalamus
c. fornix
d. sub thalamus
5. The lateral part of the thalamus
lying lateral to the internal
medullary stria is subdivided
into
a. dorsolateral part
b. ventromedial
c. both
d. none of above
6. The function of the thalamus is
integration of the information
from the:
a. cerebellum
b. basal ganglia
c. reticular formation of the brain
stem
d. all of the above
7. The anterior thalamic radiation
connects the anterior and
medial nuclei with the:
a. frontal lobe.
b. parietal lobe.
c. occipital lobe.
d. pre central gyrus.
8. The superior thalamic
radiation connects the lateral
and the ventral nuclei with:
a. temporal lobe
b. the parietal lobe
c. pre and post central gyri
d. occipital lobe
9. The blood supply of the
thalamus is the:
a. posterior cerebral artery
b. anterior cerebral artery
c. basilar artery
d. A & C
10.Epi thalamus consists of all of
a. pineal body
b. habenular nuclei
c. habenular commissure
d. the choroid plexus
11.The medial geniculate body is
a relay nucleus in the
a. pathway of hearing
b. pathway of vision
c. pathway of smelling
d. all of above
12.The Meta thalamus consists of:
a. medial geniculate body
b. lateral geniculate body
c. both of them
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13.the following is true regarding
the thalamus
a. it contains the pulvinar
b. it’s a part of the diencephalon
c. it contains the internal
medullary lamina
d. it shares in the boundaries of
third ventricle
e. it is NOT connected to its
fellow on the other side.
14.The following structures are
related to the superior surface
of thalamus EXCEPT
a. Stria terminalis
b. Body of lentiform nucleus
c. Body of caudate nucleus
d. Body of lateral ventricle
e. None of above
15.The following is true about
medial geniculate body
EXCEPT:
a. It’s situated on inferior aspect
of pulvinar.
b. It’s connected with the
superior colliculus of mid
brain.
c. It’s a relay nucleus in pathway
of hearing.
d. Fibers arising from it forming
the auditory radiation.
16.T/F: thalamus is a mass of
white matter while the stria
medullaris thalami is a band of
grey matter
a. True
b. False
17.T/F: Inter thalamic adhesion is
a white matter band.
a. True
b. False
18.All of the following is from the
white matter except:
a. External medullary lamina
b. Internal medullary lamina
c. Inter thalamic adhesion
d. stria medullaris thalami
e. none of above
19.The only sensation that does
not relay in thalamus is
a. Hearing
b. Vision
c. Touch
d. Olfaction
e. None of above
20.Functions of thalamus include
all of following except:
a. Subjective feelings
b. Integration of information
c. Control voluntary movements
d. None of above
21.The optic radiation connects
the ... with ... lobe of cerebrum.
a. MGB with temporal lobe
b. MGB with occipital lobe
c. LGB with temporal lobe
d. LGB with occipital lobe
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1- E
2- A
3- D
4- C
5- C
6- D
7- A
8- C
9- D
10- D
11- A
12- C
13- E
14- B
15- B
16- B
17- B
18- C
19- D
20- D
21- D
6- Ventricular system &
CSF
1. The roof of the anterior horn of
the lateral ventricle is:
a. Body of corpus callosum
b. Genu of corpus callosum
c. Head of caudate Nucleus
d. Rostrum
2. The medial wall of the body of
lateral ventricle is:
a. Septum Pellucidum
b. Head of caudate nucleus
c. Fornix
d. Tapetum
e. A & B
f. A & C
3. Floor of the inferior horn of the
lateral ventricle is formed by:
a. Forceps
b. Calcar avis
c. Tapetum
d. Collateral Eminence.
4. Which of the following lies in
both floor and lateral wall of
the anterior horn of lateral
ventricle?
a. Tail of caudate nucleus
b. Rostrum
c. Septum Pellucidum
d. Head of caudate nucleus
5. Which part of the caudate
nucleus can be found in the
inferior horn of Lateral
ventricle:
a. Body
b. Head
c. Tail
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6. Amygdaloid nucleus lies in the
roof of:
a. Anterior horn of lateral
ventricle
b. Body of lateral ventricle
c. Inferior horn of lateral
ventricle
d. Posterior horn of lateral
ventricle
7. Which of the following is the
cavity of Diencephalon?
a. Lateral ventricle
b. Third ventricle
c. 4th ventricle
d. All of the above
8. All of the following are situated
in the anterior wall of the third
ventricle except:
a. Anterior commissure
b. Anterior column of the fornix
c. Lamina terminalis
d. Habenular commissure
9. Lateral ventricle is connected
to the 3rd ventricle by
a. Interventricular foramen of
Monoro
b. Aqueduct of Silvius
c. Optic recess
d. Pineal recess
10.The upper lateral wall of the 4th
ventricle is formed of:
a. Superior cerebellar peduncle
b. Inferior cerebellar peduncle
c. Cuneate
d. Gracile
11.The cerebellum occupies the
middle part of the roof of:
a. 3rd ventricle
b. 4th ventricle
c. Body of lateral ventricle
d. All of the above
lateral ventricle:
a. Inferior horn
b. Posterior horn
c. Anterior horn
d. Body
e. Lateral horn
13.As regard the anterior horn of
lateral ventricle, all are true
EXCEPT:
a. It extends to the frontal lobe.
b. Corpus callosum forms its
roof.
c. Fornix forms its medial wall.
d. Head of caudate forms the
floor.
14.The fornix forms the following
part of the body of lateral
ventricle.
a. Anterior wall
b. Lateral wall
c. Roof
d. Floor
e. Medial wall
15.The floor of central horn of
lateral ventricle is related to
the following structures except
a. Thalamus
b. Body of caudate nucleus
c. Stria terminalis
d. Basal vein
16.The following structures form
the floor of the central part of
lateral ventricle EXCEPT:
a. Stria terminalis
b. Tail of caudate
c. Thalamus
d. Thalamo striate vein
17.The parts which shares in the
medial wall of the posterior
horn of lateral ventricle is:
a. Tapetum
b. Forceps major
c. Forceps minor
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18.Roof & lateral wall of posterior
horn of lateral ventricle is
formed by fibers of:
a. Forceps major
b. Forceps minor
c. Tapetum
d. Fornix
19.The cavity between the 2
thalami is
b. Third ventricle
c. Forth ventricle
d. The aqueduct of Sylvius
20.Concerning the 3rd ventricle,
all are true EXCEPT:
a. It has a choroid plexus in its
roof.
b. It communicates with the 4th
ventricle by means of cerebral
aqueduct.
c. It communicates with the
lateral ventricle through the
interventricular foramina.
d. The hypothalamus shares in
its floor
e. Communicates with the
subarachnoid spaces through
openings in its roof.
21.The thalamus forms the
following wall of the third
ventricle:
a. Roof
b. Floor
c. Anterior wall
d. Medial wall
e. Lateral wall
22.As regard the 3rd ventricle, all
are correct except:
a. Its anterior wall is formed by
stria terminalis
b. It’s the cavity between 2
thalami
c. Bounded posteriorly by
posterior commissure
d. Optic chiasma forming part of
its floor
the anterior wall of the third
ventricle except:
a. Stria terminalis
b. Lamina terminalis
c. Anterior commissure
d. Column of fornix
e. None of above
24.Which of the following parts
form the anterior wall of lateral
ventricle?
a. Lamina terminalis
b. Stria terminalis
c. Stria medullaris
d. Optic chiasma
25.The following structure share
in the floor of 3rd ventricle
EXCPET:
a. Optic chiasma
b. Infundibular recess
c. Mammillary bodies
d. Tapetum
e. Tegmentum
26.As regard the 3rd ventricle,
tegmentum of midbrain is
considered as part of its:
a. Floor
b. Roof
c. Anterior wall
d. Lateral wall
e. Posterior wall
the floor of the 3rd ventricle
EXCEPT:
a. Anterior perforated substance
b. Optic chiasma
c. Mammillary bodies
d. Infundibulum of pituitary
gland
28.As regard the 3rd ventricle, the
pineal body is considered as
part of its:
a. Floor
b. Anterior wall
c. Posterior wall
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29.The following are foramina
present in the fourth ventricle
except:
a. Magendie
b. Luschka
c. Cerebral aqueduct
d. Interventricular
e. Central canal of spinal cord
30.Concerning the floor of fourth
ventricle, all are true except
a. The abducent nucleus lies
deep to facial colliculus.
b. The facial colliculus lies in its
upper half next to midline.
c. The hypoglossal triangle is
lateral to the vagal triangle.
d. It contains the superior fovea
in its upper part
e. The vestibular area is
adjacent to the lateral triangle.
31.The following nuclei that lie in
the floor of 4th ventricle
except:
a. Vestibulo cochlear
b. Vagal
c. Facial
d. Glossopharyngeal
e. Hypoglossal
32.Concerning the fourth
ventricle, all are correct
except:
a. The cerebellum is behind its
floor
b. The median aperture
connects it with the sub
arachnoid space
c. The abducent nucleus lies
under the facial colliculus
d. The gracile and cuneate
tubercles lie in its floor
33.Concerning the fourth
ventricle, the facial colliculus
overlies:
a. Oculomotor nucleus
b. Abducent nucleus
c. Cochlear nucleus
d. Facial nucleus
1- A
2- F
3- D
4- D
5- C
6- C
7- B
8- D
9- A
10- A
11- B
12- E
13- C
14- E
15- D
16- B
17- B
18- C
19- B
20- E
21- E
22- A
23- A
24- A
25- D
26- A
27- A
28- C
29- D
30- C
31- D
32- D
33- B

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8- Basal Ganglia
1. The basal ganglia are formed
of following except:
a. Lentiform nucleus
b. Amygdaloid nucleus
c. Claustrum
d. Internal capsule
2. The basal ganglia include all of
a. Globus padillus
b. Caudate nucleus
c. Lentiform nucleus
d. Sub thalamic nucleus
e. None of above
3. Caudate nucleus formed of:
a. Head, body, lateral wall,
medial wall
b. Head, lateral wall, medial
wall, tail
c. Head, body, tail.
4. The head of Caudate nucleus
is related to:
a. Floor & lateral wall of anterior
horn of lateral ventricle
b. Floor of central part of lateral
ventricle
c. Roof of inferior horn of lateral
ventricle
d. Lentiform nucleus
5. The body of Caudate nucleus
is related to:
ventricle
ventricle
6. The tail of Caudate nucleus is
related to:
ventricle
ventricle
7. The antero-inferior part of
Caudate nucleus is related to:
ventricle
ventricle
8. Corpus striatum are:
a. Caudate & Claustrum
b. Caudate & Lentiform
c. Caudate & Amygdaloid
d. Caudate & corpus callosum
9. Corpus striatum is:
a. Blank
b. White
c. Striated
d. All of the above
10.The Lentiform nucleus is:
a. Biconvex lens like
b. Biconcave lens like
c. Uni convex lens like
d. Uni concave lens like
11.The Lentiform nucleus is
divided by:
a. Medial medullary lamina
b. Medial pallidal segment
c. Lateral medullary lamina
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12.The subdivision of The
Lentiform nucleus are:
a. Cortical medial & Basolateral
b. Basolateral & Central
c. Internal capsule & external
capsule
d. Putamen & Globus pallidas
13.The medial relation of The
Lentiform nucleus:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Corona radiata
d. Anterior commissure
14.The lateral relation of The
Lentiform nucleus:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Corona radiata
15.The inferior relation of The
Lentiform nucleus:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Corona radiata
16.The anterior relation of The
Lentiform nucleus:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Corona radiata
17.The superior relation of The
Lentiform nucleus:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Corona radiata
18.Claustrum is located between:
a. Caudate & Lentiform
b. Lentiform & amygdaloidal
c. Lentiform & insula
19.Claustrum is separated from
Lentiform by:
a. Internal capsule
b. External capsule
c. Cerebral cortex
d. Internal pallidal segment
20.Amygdaloid is located:
a. Above tip of inferior horn of
lateral ventricle
b. Below tip of inferior horn of
lateral ventricle
c. Above tip of anterior horn of
lateral ventricle
d. Below tip of anterior horn of
lateral ventricle
21.Axons of Amygdaloid nucleus
is called
a. stria terminalis
b. medullary stria
c. lateral medullary lamina
d. none of above
22.Regarding caudate nucleus, all
are true except
a. It’s a large C shape mass of
grey mater.
b. It’s formed of head, body and
tail.
c. Its head is continuous with the
Globus pallidus.
d. Its head is related to floor of
central horn of lateral
ventricle.
e. Its tail is continuous with the
Amygdaloid body.
23.The structure separating the
head of caudate from the
lentiform is:
a. Anterior commissure
b. Rostrum of corpus callosum
c. Anterior limb of internal
capsule
d. Posterior limb of internal
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24.The following is true regarding
the caudate nucleus EXCEPT:
a. Its tail lies in the floor of the
inferior horn of lateral
ventricle.
b. The lower part of the head
fuses with the lentiform
nucleus.
c. It’s a part of corpus striatum.
d. Its head lies in the lateral wall
of anterior horn of lateral
ventricle.
1- D
2- D
3- C
4- A
5- B
6- C
7- D
8- B
9- C
10- A
11- C
12- D
13- A
14- B
15- D
16- C
17- C
18- C
19- B
20- A
21- A
22- D
23- C
24- A
9- Cerebellum
1. The cerebellum is the posterior
part of the midbrain
a. True
b. False
2. The cerebellum lies in the …
Cranial fossa
a. Anterior
b. Posterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
3. The pons and medulla are
separated from the cerebellum
anteriorly by the
b. Third ventricle
c. Fourth ventricle
d. All of the above
4. … covers superiorly the
cerebellum and separates it
from cerebrum
a. Falx cerebelli
b. Falx cerebri
c. Tentorium cerebelli
5. …is the most anterior part of
the superior vermis
a. Nodule
b. Uvula
c. Pyramid
d. Lingula
6. The inferior medullary velum
forms the bed of … in
cerebellum
a. Tube vermis
b. Vermis
c. Cerebellar tonsil
d. Medullary vellum
7. superior medullary vellum is a
thin sheet of white matter
forming the tonsillar bed
a. True
b. False

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8. The cerebellum shows a wide
U shape anterior notch that
lodges the falx cerebelli
a. True
b. False
9. …separates the anterior lope
from the posterior lobe of
cerebellum
a. Fissure prima
b. Horizontal fissure
c. Post pyramidal fissure
d. Retro tonsillar fissure
10.Which structure passes
through foramen magnum?
a. Lingula
b. Nodule
c. Tuber
d. Cerebellar tonsil
11.T/F: the inferior medullary
velum is a thin sheet of grey
mater forming the tonsillar
bed.
a. True
b. False
12.The superior surface of
cerebellum shows ... lobe/s.
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. More than 3
13.The spinal cerebellum is the ...
lobe.
a. Anterior
b. Middle
c. Posterior
d. Flocculonodular.
e. B & C
14.The vestibular nuclei lie in ...
lobe.
a. Anterior
b. Middle
c. Posterior
d. Flocculonodular.
e. B & C
15.The cerebral cerebellum
represents the ... of the
superior cerebellar surface.
a. Anterior 1/3
b. Anterior 2/3
c. Posterior 1/3
d. Posterior 2/3
16.Voluntary muscle movement
coordination is done by:
a. Anterior
b. Middle
c. Posterior
d. Flocculonodular.
e. B & C
17.T/F: PICA supplies the
cerebellum including its tonsil
a. True
b. False
18.The largest cerebellar
peduncle is:
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Middle
d. All are same size.
19.The Cerebellar peduncle
containing mainly afferent
fibers is ...
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Middle
d. All are same
20.Dentate rubral tract is afferent
of ... peduncle.
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Middle
d. Not related to cerebellum
21.Cerebello reticular tract is
efferent of ... peduncle.
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Middle
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22.Concerning cerebellum, all are
true EXCEPT:
a. It’s connected with medulla
b. It contains inferior olivary
nucleus
c. Its tonsillar bed is formed by
inferior medullary velum
d. Its anterior lobe receives
spinocerebellar fibers
e. Its middle lobe receives the
cortico -ponto -cerebellar
fibers
23.The fissure between anterior
and posterior lobes of the
cerebellum is:
a. Horizontal fissure
b. Pre pyramidal fissure
c. Post pyramidal fissure
d. Retro tonsillar fissure
e. Fissure prima
24.The posterior notch of the
cerebellum is occupied by
a. Falx cerebri
b. Falx cerebelli
c. Tentorium cerebelli
d. Pons and medulla
25.The following are nuclei of
cerebellum EXCEPT:
a. Dentate
b. Emboliform
c. Solitary
d. Globose
e. Fastigial
26.Concerning the superior
cerebellar peduncle, all are
true EXCEPT:
a. Contain fibers which
decussate in the midbrain
b. Contain the dorsal
spinocerebellar tract
c. Contain fibers to thalamus
d. Shares in lateral boundary of
4th ventricle
e. Contain fibers to red nucleus
27.Which of following tracts pass
through the middle cerebral
peduncle?
a. Cerebro- ponto- cerebellar.
b. Cuneo- cerebellar
c. Dorsal spinocerebellar
d. Ventral spinocerebellar
28.Concerning the cortico ponto
cerebellar tract, all are true
except:
a. Its first neuron arises from the
association area of different
cortical lobes.
b. The second neuron are
present in pons
c. The tract crosses the midline
to reach the middle cerebellar
peduncle
d. Its function is to put the
cerebellum under control of
cortex
e. It controls the muscle tone
29.The inferior cerebellar
peduncle contains the
following tract except:
a. Ventral spinocerebellar
b. Dorsal spinocerebellar
c. Olivo cerebellar tract
d. Vestibulo cerebellar tract
e. Cerebello vestibular tract
30.The most anterior part of the
superior vermis is
a. Nodule
b. Lingula
c. Pyramid
d. Uvula
inferior vermis except:
a. Uvula
b. Pyramid
c. Lingula
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32.The cerebellar lobe which is
concerned with equilibrium is:
a. Superior vermis
b. Flocculonodular
c. Anterior lobe
d. Posterior lobe
33.For Flocculonodular lobe of
cerebellum, all are true except:
a. It includes both floccule and
their peduncles.
b. It includes the nodule
c. Has a vestibular connection
d. Has a spinal connection
e. None of above
34.One of the following arteries
share in supplying the
cerebellum and no a branch of
basilar artery:
a. Pontine branches
b. Superior cerebellar artery
c. Medullary branches
d. Anterior inferior cerebellar
artery
e. Posterior inferior cerebellar
artery
35.As regard the anterior lobe of
cerebellum, all are true except:
a. It’s responsible for controlling
the muscle tone
b. It’s present anterior to fissure
prima on the superior surface
of cerebellum
c. It’s supplied by the superior
cerebellar artery
d. Its connected with the
cerebral cortex
e. None of above
36.As regard the cerebellum, all
are true except:
a. The anterior lobe is smaller
than the posterior lobe
b. Horizontal fissure lies on the
posterior lobe
c. The lingual bed is formed by
the superior medullary velum
d. The tonsillar bed is formed by
anterior medullary velum
e. None of above

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1- B
2- B
3- C
4- C
5- D
6- C
7- B
8- B
9- A
10- D
11- B
12- B
13- A
14- D
15- D
16- E
17- B
18- C
19- B
20- A
21- B
22- B
23- E
24- B
25- C
26- B
27- A
28- E
29- A
30- B
31- C
32- B
33- D
34- E
35- D
36- D

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Chapter “3”
Anatomy of
Special Sense

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1- Extra orbital structures
1. The muscles or nerves that are
responsible for adducting the
eyeball include all of following
except
a. Superior rectus
b. Medial rectus muscle
c. Inferior oblique
d. Oculomotor nerve
e. Inferior rectus muscle
2. The following muscle are
inserted into the eyeball
except:
a. Inferior oblique
b. Superior oblique
c. Levator palpebrae
d. Medial rectus
e. Lateral rectus
3. The oculomotor nerve supply
all of following muscles except
a. Superior rectus
b. Inferior rectus
c. Lateral rectus
d. Medial rectus
e. None of above
4. Concerning the oculomotor
nerve, all are true except
a. Runs in relation to cavernous
sinus.
b. Enter the orbit through the
superior orbital fissure.
c. Its superior branch supplies
the superior oblique muscle.
d. Its inferior branch supplies the
inferior oblique muscle.
e. Contains parasympathetic
fibers
5. The ophthalmic artery gives
the following branches except:
a. Anterior ethmoidal
b. Posterior ethmoidal
c. Central retinal
d. Supratrochlear
e. Intra-orbital
6. The dilator pupillae is supplied
by:
a. Sympathetic through short
ciliary nerve.
b. Sympathetic through long
ciliary nerve.
c. Parasympathetic through
short ciliary nerve.
d. Parasympathetic through
long ciliary nerve.
7. The sphincter pupillae muscle
is supplied by para-
sympathetic NS through fibers
along:
a. CN II
b. CN III
c. CN IV
d. CN VI
8. The short ciliary nerve
supplies all of following
except:
a. Dilator pupillae
b. Ciliary muscle
c. Sphincter pupillae
d. None of above.
9. When the eye is abducted,
which muscle cause
elevation?
a. The recti muscles
b. The oblique muscles
c. The ciliary muscle
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10.Superior rectus cause
elevation of eye in which of the
following conditions?
a. Neutral eye
b. Abducted eye
c. Adducted eye
d. A & B
e. All of above
11.The following muscle cause
depression of eye when the
eye is neutral or adducted:
a. Inferior oblique
b. Superior oblique
c. Medial rectus
d. Lateral rectus
12.The smallest branch of
ophthalmic nerve is:
a. Lacrimal
b. Naso ciliary
c. Frontal
d. Optic
13.the smallest nerve is
a. CN III
b. CN X
c. CN V
d. CN IV
14.The highest structure in orbit
is:
a. Lacrimal
b. Naso ciliary
c. Frontal
d. Optic
15.T/F: In the optic canal, the optic
nerve passes above the
ophthalmic nerve.
a. True
b. False
16.T/F: Branch of the ciliary
ganglion supplies the dilator
pupillae muscle.
a. True
b. False
17.All of following pass through
the superior orbital fissure
except
a. Superior & inferior ophthalmic
vein.
b. Naso ciliary nerve.
c. CN VI
d. None of above
e. All of above.
18.All of the following are related
to the roof of the orbit except:
a. Trochlea
b. Optic nerve
c. Infra orbital vessels
d. Lacrimal gland
19.All of the following forms the
medial wall of the orbit except:
a. Lacrimal bone
b. Ethmoid bone
c. Body of sphenoid
d. Greater wing of sphenoid
20.Which of the following bones
forms a part of two boundaries
of the orbit?
a. Zygomatic
b. Maxilla
c. Lacrimal bone
d. Ethmoid
21.Most lateral structure passing
inside the superior orbital
fissure:
a. Lacrimal nerve
b. Frontal nerve
c. Trochlear nerve
d. Abducent nerve
22.All of the following openings
are found in the lateral wall of
the orbit except:
a. Superior orbital fissure
b. Ethmoid fissure
c. Zygomatico temporal canal
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23.All of the following can be
found in the orbit except:
a. Vessels
b. Muscles
c. Nerves
d. Lymph nodes
24.All of the following are intrinsic
muscles in the eye ball except:
a. Sphincter papillae
b. Dilator papillae
c. Lateral rectus
d. Ciliary body
25.One of the following has
different nerve supply from the
others:
a. Superior rectus
b. Lateral rectus
c. Medial rectus
d. Inferior rectus
26.If both superior and inferior
rectus contract together:
a. No motion occurs
b. Deviation to lateral side
c. Deviation to medial side
d. Protrusion of eye ball
27.Optic nerve is the cranial nerve
number:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
28.Optic nerve is connected to the
other side by:
a. Optic chiasma
b. Anterior perforating process
c. Mammillary body
d. Optic tract
29.Zygomatic nerve is a branch
of:
a. Ophthalmic nerve
b. Maxillary nerve
c. Mandibular nerve
30.Supratrochlear nerve is a
branch from:
a. Optic nerve
b. Frontal nerve
c. Lacrimal nerve
d. Naso ciliary nerve
31.Length of optic nerve is:
a. 1 cm
b. 2 cm
c. 3 cm
d. 4 cm
32.Terminal branch of the
ophthalmic artery is
a. Dorsal nasal
b. Supero trochlear
c. Both
d. None
33.The sinus to which orbit is
drained to is:
a. Cavernous sinuses
b. Superior sagittal sinuses
c. Inferior sagittal sinuses
d. Transverse sinuses
34.Lateral palpebral artery is
branched from:
a. Ophthalmic artery
b. Lacrimal artery
c. Central artery of the retina
d. Dorsal nasal artery
35.Apex of the orbit is directed:
a. Posteriorly
b. Anteriorly
c. Laterally
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1- C
2- C
3- C
4- C
5- E
6- B
7- B
8- A
9- A
10- D
11- B
12- A
13- D
14- C
15- B
16- B
17- D
18- C
19- D
20- A
21- A
22- B
23- D
24- C
25- B
26- C
27- B
28- A
29- B
30- B
31- D
32- C
33- A
34- A
35- A
2- Ear
1. Labyrinth is the middle part of
ear:
a. true
b. false
2. Ear pinna is formed of:
a. elastic cartilage
b. hyaline cartilage
c. white fibro cartilage
d. bone
3. Collection of sound waves is
the function of:
a. auditory meatus
b. auricle
c. middle ear
d. external ear
e. B & C
f. A & B
4. External ear is supplied by:
a. fascial nerve
c. vagus nerve
d. chorda tympani
5. The lateral 2/3 of the external
auditory meatus is bone:
a. true
b. false
6. External auditory meatus is:
a. v-shaped curved
b. s-shaped curved
c. c-shaped curved
d. straight
7. Isthmus is the:
a. cartilaginous part of auditory
meatus
b. auricle
c. bony constriction in the
external auditory meatus
d. the whole external auditory
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8. Cartilaginous part of the
auditory meatus is rich in:
a. seruminous glands
b. sebaceous glands
c. goblets cells
9. All of the following is true
about tympanic membrane
except:
a. separates the external ear
from the middle ear
b. formed of pars flaccid and
pars tense
c. formed of 3 layers
d. all the above are true
10.Cone of light represent the:
a. Postero superior part of
tympanic membrane
b. Postero inferior part of
tympanic membrane
c. Antero inferior part of
tympanic membrane
d. Antero superior part of
tympanic membrane
11.The outer layer of the tympanic
membrane is formed of … but
the middle is formed of … & the
inner layer is formed of …
a. skin, fibrous, mucous
b. fibrous, skin, mucous
c. mucous, fibrous, skin
d. skin, mucous, fibrous
12.T/F: The 3 layers of tympanic
membrane has the same nerve
supply
a. true
b. false
13.T/F: Middle ear has six walls:
a. true
b. false
14.Facial canal is present in:
a. posterior wall
b. anterior wall
c. medial wall
d. lateral wall
e. A&B
f. A&C
15.Stapedius muscle is related to
a. mastoid wall
b. carotid wall
c. medial wall
d. tegmental wall
e. none of above
16.Glossopharyngeal nerve
supplies:
a. inner ear and oropharynx
b. inner ear and nasopharynx
c. middle ear and oropharynx
d. middle ear and nasopharynx
17.Tensor tympani is supplied by:
a. facial
b. maxillary
c. mandibular
d. trigeminal
18.Hyperacusis resulted from
a. paralysis in stapedius muscle
b. lesion in the fascial nerve
c. transmission of sound
vibration without dimenusion
of stapedius muscle
d. all of the above except (C)
e. all of the above
19.T/F: Cochlea is formed of 2
turns
a. true
b. false
20.Receptors of hearing is
present in:
a. utricle
b. semicircular canal
c. cochlear duct
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21.The nerve supplies the skin of
the auricle near the external
acoustic meatus
a. Vagus nerve
b. Hypoglossal nerve
c. Vestibulocochlear nerve
d. Glossopharyngeal-nerve
22.T/F: In the bony part (lateral
1/3) of The external acoustic
meatus There is a constriction
called isthmus
a. True
b. False
23.T/F: The subcutaneous tissues
of the cartilaginous part of The
external acoustic meatus are
rich in seruminous glands
which secrete serumin
a. True
b. False
24.Which of the following
statements about the tympanic
membrane is incorrect?
a. When examined by auto
scope or direct light the antero
inferior part of the membrane
appears bright
b. Its Middle is containing
chorda tympani nerve
c. Its inner layer is Formed of
fibrous tissue
d. The outer surface of its inner
layer is innervated by branch
of vagus nerve
e. None of above
25.All of the following about the
relations of the middle ear are
correct except:
a. The Medial wall is related to
the facial canal
b. The anterior wall is related to
aditus to mastoid antrum
c. The Floor is related to the
tympanic branch of the
glossopharyngeal nerve
d. The mastoid wall is Related to
facial canal
26.A branch of the vagus nerve
supplies:
a. the skin of the auricle near the
external acoustic meatus.
b. the outer surface of the
tympanic membrane
c. the inner surface of the
tympanic membrane
d. the middle ear
e. A & B
f. B & C
g. All of above
27.T/F: Hyperacusis can occur in
cases of facial paralysis due to
paralysis of the tensor tympani
muscle
a. true
b. false
28.Which of the following
statements about the
membranous labyrinth is
incorrect?
a. It is in the form of
membranous sac inside the
bony labyrinth
b. Outside the sac lies the
perilymph between the sac
and the bony labyrinth
c. It is composed of: Utricle,
Saccule, semicircular duct
and tympanic membrane
d. Formed of a sac is filled with
a viscous fluid with low Na
content

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1- B
2- A
3- E
4- C
5- B
6- B
7- C
8- A
9- D
10- C
11- A
12- B
13- A
14- F
15- A
16- C
17- C
18- E
19- B
20- C
21- A
22- B
23- A
24- C
25- B
26- E
27- B
28- C

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Chapter “4”
Embryology of
Head & Neck &
CNS

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1- Branchial Arches
1. Branchial arches are:
a.6
b.7
c.5
d.4
2. Branchial arch develop from:
a. above downward around
larynx
b. above downward around
pharynx
c. below upward around larynx
d. below upward around
pharynx
3. TF: The first arch is called
maxillary arch:
a. true
b. false
4. Ectoderm is separated by:
a. pouch
b. arch
c. cleft
d. no true answer
5. T/F: Second arch is divided to
mandibular and maxillary:
a. true
b. false
6. Mandibular arch may be
supplied by:
a. Mandibular nerve
b. chorda tympanic branch of
fascial nerve
c. both of them
d. none of them
correct?
a. second arch contain Meckel’s
cartilage
b. second arch is supplied by
glossopharyngeal nerve
c. second arch is called
mandibular
d. None is true
8. Choose the matching sentence
a. first arch contain Meckel’s
cartilage
b. second arch supplied by
external laryngeal nerve
c. third arch give sternomastiod
muscle
d. fourth arch give thyroid
cartilage
9. TF: All ossicles originate from
Mandibular arch
a. true
b. false
10.Muscles of mastication is
supplied by:
a. Mandibular nerve
b. Maxillary nerve
c. External Laryngeal nerve
d. Glossopharyngeal nerve
11.T/F: Third arch give the lower
part of epiglottis and the fourth
arch give upper part of
epiglottis:
a. true
b. false
12.Embryonic origin of hyoid
bone:
a. second arch only
b. third arch only
c. both of them
d. none of them
13.T/F: Embryonic origin of
thyroid is 6th arch only:
a. true
b. false
14.T/F: The 6th arch give all
muscles of larynx
a. true
b. false
15.T/F: Arytenoid originate from
the 6th arch only
a. true
b. false

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16.First cleft will form:
a. Diverticulum
b. Operculum
c. both of them
d. None of them
17.Diverticulum will form:
a. Middle ear cavity
b. Auditory tube
c. both of them
d. None of them
18.Palatine tonsil originate from
a. first pouch
b. second pouch
c. first cleft
d. second cleft
19.T/F: The third arch form the
inferior parathyroid but the
fourth arch form superior
parathyroid:
a. true
b. false
20.The third pouch divide into:
a. superior, inferior wings
b. anterior, posterior wings
c. ventral, dorsal wings
d. doesn't divide at all
21.If there is failure in obliteration
of the cervical sinus
a. Internal cervical sinus
b. branchial cyst
c. branchial fistula
d. external cervical sinus
22.In … there is continuation
between pharynx and outside:
a. branchial fistula
b. branchial cyst
c. internal cervical sinus
d. external cervical sinus
1- A
2- B
3- B
4- C
5- B
6- C
7- D
8- A
9- B
10- A
11- B
12- C
13- B
14- B
15- A
16- A
17- A
18- B
19- B
20- C
21- D
22- A

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2- Face Embryology
1. Face originate from:
a. Ectoderm
b. Endoderm
c. Mesoderm
2. Face originate from 3 different
process:
a. true
b. false
3. T/F: Frontonasal process
formed by:
a. Ectoderm
b. Mesoderm
c. Endoderm
4. Frontonasal process is divided
by:
a. medial nasal process
b. Lateral nasal process
c. Nasal pit
d. Tuberculum impair
5. Embryonic origin of eye cavity
a. Maxillary + frontonasal
b. Mandibular + frontonasal
c. only maxillary
d. only mandibular
6. Buried part of medial nasal
process will form:
a. primitive palate
b. definitive palate
c. nose cavity
d. ala of nose
7. Which of the these is
matching?
a. Medial nasal process form ala
of nose
b. lateral nasal process form tip
of nose
c. medial nasal process form
filtrium
d. nasal pits form tip of nose
8. Nasolacrimal groove is formed
by:
a. medial nasal + maxillary
b. lateral nasal + maxillary
c. medial nasal + mandibular
d. lateral nasal + mandibular
9. T/F: Nasolacrimal duct extends
from angle of eye to nose
a. true
b. false
10.Face is supplied by:
a. Ophthalmic nerve
b. Mandibular nerve
c. Maxillary nerve
d. All of them
11.All of the following is multi
origin except:
a. cheek
b. eye lid
c. upper jaw
d. upper lip
12.The most common
abnormality of the face:
a. cleft upper lip
b. cleft lower lip
c. macro stomia
d. micro stomia
13.T/F: Cleft upper lip is more
common in females than
males.
a. true
b. false
14.Nasolacrimal duct is exposed
to surface in:
a. cleft upper lip
b. macro stomia
c. micro stomia
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1- A
2- A
3- B
4- C
5- A
6- A
7- C
8- B
9- A
10- D
11- C
12- A
13- B
14- D
3- Palate
Embryology
1. The primitive palate is formed
by:
a. maxillary process +
frontonasal
b. inter maxillary process +
frontonasal
c. mandibular process +
frontonasal
d. inter mandibular process +
frontonasal
2. T/F: The definitive palate is
formed by the buried part of
medial nasal process:
a. true
b. false
3. The processes that arise from
the maxillary process is called:
a. palatine process
b. lingual process
c. tubal process
4. T/F: The 2 process that form
the palate grow laterally to
meet and fuse until they meet
the tongue and change the
direction of growth:
a. true
b. false
5. When the two palatine process
meet each other the … will be
formed
a. primitive palate
b. definitive palate
c. the whole palate
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6. The nasal septum joins the
newly formed palate in:
a. tuberculum impairs
b. copula of Hiss
c. incisive fossa
d. primitive palate
e. none of above
7. The soft palate is formed by
ossifying:
a. anterior three fifth
b. posterior three fifth
c. anterior two fifth
d. posterior two fifth
8. The anomaly which is
associated with cleft upper lip
is:
a. bifid palate
b. cleft soft palate
c. cleft soft and hard palate
d. perforated palate
9. Failure of fusion of two
palatine process at the mid line
is:
a. cleft soft palate
b. perforated palate
c. cleft hard palate
d. all of the above
1-B
2-B
3-A
4-B
5-A
6-C
7-D
8-C
9-B
4. Tongue
Embryology
1. Muscles of the tongue are
derived from:
a. occipital myotome
b. parietal myotome
c. frontal myotome
d. temporal myotome
2. Muscles of tongue are
supplied by:
a. glossopharyngeal nerve
b. fascial nerve
c. hypoglossal nerve
d. vagus nerve
3. Tongue is developed from:
a. ectoderm of 1st, 2nd, 3rd arch
b. mesoderm of 1st, 2nd, 3rd arch
c. endoderm of 1st, 2nd, 4th arch
d. endoderm of 1st, 2nd, 3rd arch
4. Medial swelling arises from:
a. first arch
b. second arch
c. third arch
d. all of the above
5. Tuberculum impair:
a. medial swelling from first arch
b. medial swelling from second
arch
c. lateral swelling from first arch
d. lateral swelling from second
arch
6. The anterior two third of the
tongue is formed by:
a. Lateral 2 swellings and copula
of Hiss
b. 2 medial swellings and 1
lateral swelling
c. 2 lateral swellings and
tuberculum impair
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7. T/F: The 2 lateral swellings
burry copula of Hiss
a. true
b. false
8. The mucosa of tongue is
supplied by:
a. mandibular nerve
b. glossopharyngeal
c. Internal laryngeal nerves of
vagus
d. all of them
9. Frenulum linguae:
a. between tongue and floor of
mouth
b. between anterior two third
and posterior one third of the
tongue
c. between lateral 2 swellings
d. between copula of Hiss and
tuberculin impair
10.T/F: The fourth arch burry the
third arch
a. true
b. false
11.Choose the matching phrase:
a. bifid tongue: incomplete
fusion of medial lingual
swellings
b. tri fid tongue: abnormal
elongation of copula of Hiss
c. ankloglossia: attachment of
frenulum ligulae to the tip of
the tongue
d. macro glossia: small tongue
12.Hemi glossia occur due to
failure of:
a. fusion of lateral swellings
b. fusion of medial swelling
c. development of lateral swelling
d. development of medial
swelling
13.One of them is responsible for
taste sensation:
a. hypoglossal nerve
c. internal laryngeal nerve
d. chorda tympani nerve
1- A
2- C
3- D
4- D
5- A
6- C
7- B
8- D
9- A
10- B
11- C
12- C
13- D

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5- Development of
CNS
1. The Origin of CNS:
a. Ectoderm
b. Endoderm
c. Mesoderm
2. Neural plate appears
a. 4th week cranial to primitive
node
b. 4th week caudal to primitive
node
c. 3rd week cranial to primitive
node
d. 3rd week caudal to primitive
node
3. The neural tube is formed by
fusion of 2 neural folds at the
4th month
a. True
b. False
4. The neural tube begins in:
a. cervical region
b. thoracic region
c. lumbar region
d. all of above
5. Diencephalon is formed in
a. 3rd week
b. 4th week
c. 5th week
d. 6th week
6. Optic vesicles are contents of
a. diencephalon
b. mesencephalon
c. telencephalon
d. rhomb encephalon
7. Hind brain is divided into:
a. myelencephalon,
metencephalon
b. diencephalon, telencephalon
c. myelencephalon,
telencephalon
d. diencephalon,
metencephalon
8. Myelencephalon give … but
metencephalon give …
a. pons, medulla
b. medulla, pons
c. midbrain, medulla
d. midbrain, pons
9. Pontine flexure appears
between medulla and pons
a. True
b. False
10.Cephalic flexure appears in:
a. pons
b. medulla
c. midbrain
d. all of the above
11.Ventricles are formed from
a. neural plate
b. flexures
c. neural crest
d. neural canal
12.Neural crest cells originate
from:
a. Ectoderm
b. neural plate
c. Endoderm
d. A & B
e. A & C
derivatives from neural crest
cells except:
a. arachnoid
b. dura matter
c. pia matter
d. odontoblast
14.Spinal cord originates from:
a. caudal part of neural tube
b. caudal part of neural plate
c. cranial part of neural tube
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15.Mantle layer is:
a. The future white matter
b. The future grey matter
c. Both of them
d. None of them
16.Myelination of the marginal
layer give:
a. white matter
b. grey matter
c. both of them
d. none of them
17.Choose the correct:
a. dorsal thickness: motor area:
alar plate
b. dorsal thickness: sensory
area: basal plate
c. ventral thickness: motor area:
alar plate
d. ventral thickness: motor area:
basal plate
18.The 2 plates are separated
from each other by sulcus
limitans
a. True
b. False
19.The neural tissue is normal in:
a. Meningocele
b. Meningomyocele
c. Syringomyelocele
d. Spina pifida occulta
20.Abnormalities occur in
lumbosacral region only
a. true
b. False
21.Dilatation of neural canal occur
in:
a. Spina pifida occulta
b. Meningocele
c. Meningomyocele
d. Syringomyelocele
22.During development of
medulla, the roof plate is
covered with:
a. Arachnoid
b. pia matter
c. dura matter
d. all of the above
23.Tela choroida is:
a. single layer of ependymal +
dura
b. bilayer of ependymal + dura
c. single layer of ependymal +
pia
d. bilayer of ependymal + dura
24.After extension of the roof
plate the alar plate become …
to basal plate
a. lateral
b. medial
c. above
d. below
25.GSE is motor to skeletal
muscles
a. True
b. False
26.GVE is lateral to SVE
a. True
b. False

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1- A
2- C
3- B
4- A
5- C
6- A
7- A
8- B
9- A
10- C
11- D
12- D
13- B
14- A
15- B
16- A
17- D
18- A
19- D
20- A
21- D
22- B
23- C
24- A
25- A
26- A

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Chapter “5”
Histology of CNS

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1- Synapse & Ganglia
1. The peripheral nervous system
includes
a. Nerve endings
b. Ganglia
c. 12 pairs of cranial nerves
d. All of the previous
e. A and b
2. Synapses are which are
commonly found in the
nervous system are
a. Axodendritic and axosomatic
b. Axoaxonic and dendrodendritic
c. Axodendritic and dendrodendritic
d. Axosomatic and Axoaxonic
incorrect about electrical
synapses?
a. It is a gap junction
b. providing for cells electrical
coupling
c. Transmission of impulse is Direct
and unidirectional
d. Less commonly present in the
nervous system than chemical
synapses
4. When the neurotransmitter
hyperpolarizes the
postsynaptic membrane the
synapse is inhibitory
a. True
b. False
5. Bulbous expansion found at
the termination of the axon
a. Terminal bouton
b. Presynaptic membrane
c. Synaptic cleft
d. Postsynaptic membrane
6. A gap of 20 nm between the pre
and post synaptic membranes
a. Terminal bouton
b. Presynaptic membrane
c. Synaptic cleft
d. Post synaptic membrane
7. An electron dense membrane
of the target neuron at the site
of synapse.
a. Synaptic cleft
b. Postsynaptic membrane
c. Presynaptic membrane
8. Ganglion cells of Craniospinal
ganglia are
a. Unipolar
b. Pseudo unipolar
c. Dipolar
d. Multipolar
9. Septa in the Craniospinal
ganglia are ... to the capsule
a. Parallel
b. Perpendicular
c. Scattered
10.Nerve fibers in Craniospinal
ganglia are:
a. Unipolar
b. Myelinated
c. Non myelinated
d. Dipolar
11.All of the following are present
in the Craniospinal ganglia
except
a. Synapse
b. Nerve fibers
c. Ganglion cells
d. Capsule
12.All of the following are present
in the autonomic ganglia
except:
a. Synapse
b. Nerve fibers
c. Ganglion cells
d. Thick Capsule surrounding it all
13.Which of them has motor
function?
a. Autonomic ganglia
b. Craniospinal ganglia

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14.Where does synapse lie?
a. Bet ganglion and postganglionic
fibers
b. Bet preganglionic fibers and
ganglion
c. Bet ganglion cells
d. In Craniospinal ganglia
15.Craniospinal ganglia exists in:
a. All cranial nerves
b. Spinal nerves as dorsal ganglia
c. Spinal nerves as ventral ganglia
d. All of the above
16.The autonomic ganglia have
incomplete layer of satellite
cells
A. True
B. False
17.The cranio-spinal are thin and
mostly unmyelinated
a. True
b. False
1 – D
2 – A
3 – C
4 – A
5 – A
6 – C
7 – B
8 – B
9 – A
10 – B
11 – A
12 – D
13 – A
14 – B
15 – B
16 – A
17 – B
2- Nerve Endings &
Receptors:
1. Motor nerve endings transmit
impulse to:
a. skeletal muscle
b. gland
c. neuron
d. all of the above
e. all of the above except (c)
2. Which is the receptor
a. motor nerve ending
b. sensory nerve ending
3. The following is naked nerve
fibers:
a. free nerve endings
b. Meissner’s corpuscles
c. Pacinian corpuscle
d. all of the above
4. Naked nerve fibers
a. unmyelinated without neurilemma
b. unmyelinated with neurilemma
c. myelinated without neurilemma
d. myelinated with neurilemma
5. The free nerve endings include:
a. Thermoceptor
b. peritrichail free nerve ending
c. nociceptor
d. all of the above
6. The pain receptors are found in:
a. granular layer of epidermis
b. granular layer of dermis
c. deep layer of dermis
d. deep layer of epidermis
7. Pain receptor is found in all of
a. granular layer of epidermis
b. corneal and buccal mucosa
c. around hair follicle
d. tympanic membrane

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8.Thermoceptor…. basal lamina,
but the nociceptor …basal lamina
a. penetrates, parallel
b. parallel, penetrate
c. both are parallel
d. both penetrate
9. The mechano receptors are:
a. plexus of Bounet
b. Merkel's disc
c. Meissner’s corpuscle
d. all of the above
10. Which of these encapsulated
receptors is specialized for fine
touch:
a. Pacinian’s corpuscle
b. Ruffini's corpuscle
c. Meissner’s corpuscle
d. Markel’s disc
11. TF: Meissner’s corpuscle
lying with its long axis
perpendicular to the skin:
a. true
b. false
12. The sensory nerve enters the
Meissner’s corpuscle from:
a. lower part
b. side
c. central core
d. any site of the corpuscle
13. T/F: Extrafusal muscle fibers
receive motor nerve supply by
gamma nerve.
a. True
b. False
14. The layers of Schwan cell in
Pacinian is separated from each
other by:
a. collagen fibers
b. fibroblast
c. tissue fluid
d. A&C
15. Which of the nerve ending
penetrate the basal lamina:
a. nociceptor
b. Markel’s
c. both of them
d. None of them
16. Which type of nerve endings is
found near musculotendinous
junction:
a. Muscle spindle
b. Tendon spindle
c. Ruffini’s corpuscle
d. A&B
17. The interior spindle cavity
contains:
a. Intrafusal muscle fibers
b. Gelatinous substance
c. Both of them
d. None of the them
18. TF: The nerve enters the
Pacinian from the central core and
Ruffini’s from the lower part:
a. True
b. False
19. The sensory nerve fiber is:
a. Afferent
b. Efferent
20. Maintaining the sensitivity of
muscle spindle is the function of:
a. Motor nerve
b. Flower spray ending
c. Annulospiral ending
d. all of the above
21. The flower spray is absent
from:
a. Nuclear chain
b. Tendon spindle
c. Nuclear bag
d. All of the above

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22.Effernet nerve fibers of muscle
spindles come out from:
a. Lateral horn cell
b. Anterior horn cell
c. Both of them
d. None of them
23.Muscle spindles contain… and
tendon spindles contain….
a. Intrafusal muscle fibers, wavy
collagen fibers
b. wavy collagen fibers, Intrafusal
muscle fibers
c. Both contain wavy collagen fibers.
d. Both contain Intrafusal muscle
fibers
24. Muscle spindles differ from
tendon spindle in:
a. Muscle spindle contain Intrafusal
muscle fibers
b. Muscle spindle has both efferent
and afferent nerve fibers
c. Muscle spindle is monitor for
change in length but tendon
spindles is monitor for force of
contraction
d. All is true
Answers:
1- E
2- B
3- D
4- A
5- D
6- A
7- C
8- B
9- D
10- C
11- A
12- A
13- B
14- D
15- C
16- D
17- C
18- B
19- A
20- A
21- C
22- B
23- A
24- D

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3- Cerebrum & BBB
1. The deep grooves that can be
seen in cerebrum are called:
a. Sulci
b. Gyri
2. The two cerebral hemispheres
are connected together by thick
band of grey matter called corpus
callosum.
a. True
b. False
3. All of the following statements
are correctly describing the
pyramidal cells except:
a. The apex is directed to the cortical
surface. a thick branching
dendrite arises from the base of
the cell and passes into the
underlying white matter.
b. form Bitz Cells.
c. they are well developed in motor
centers.
4. Which of the following is in
incorrect about Betz cells
a. It's The largest cells of the cortex
b. It's One of the huge upper motor
neurons
c. It's of stellate type
d. It's found in the motor cortex
5. The stellate cells transmit motor
and sensory impulses from and to
the cerebrum
a. True
b. False
6. The following are examples of
stellate cells except:
a. Horizontal cells of Cajal
b. Fusiform cells
c. Cells of Martinotti
d. Astrocytes
7. the molecular layer is formed
mainly of:
a. small stellate cells
b. neuroglia
c. Axons and Dendrites
d. small horizontal neurons
8. the inner granular layer is
formed mainly of:
a. small stellate nerve cell bodies
b. neuroglia
c. Axons and Dendrites
d. small horizontal neurons
9. All of the following statements
are right about Martinotti cells
except:
a. They are present in the
polymorphic layer
b. They are small and unipolar
c. Their axons proceed towards the
surface giving collaterals on their
way.
10. Martinotti Cells are present
mainly in ... layer.
a. Molecular.
b. Internal Granular.
c. Internal Pyramidal.
d. Multiform.
11. Capillaries of BBB are:
a. Fenestrated.
b. Non fenestrated.
12.Neuropils ae formed of:
a. Processes of Neurons.
b. Processes of Astrocytes.
c. Tissue fluid in-between.
d. All of Above.
histological layers of the cerebral
cortex Except:
a. Pyramidal
b. Molecular
c. Granular
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14.The horizontal cells of the Cajal
are present in:
a. Molecular layer
b. Pyramidal layer
c. Granular layer
d. Multiform layer
15. The Martinotti cells are
prominent in:
a. Molecular layer
b. Pyramidal layer
c. Granular layer
d. Multiform layer
16. The well-developed area in the
motor area of cerebral cortex is:
a. Pyramidal
b. Polymorphic
c. Granular
d. Molecular
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. D
16. A
4- Spinal Cord
1. The white matter present in …
of spinal cord but … in the
brain
a. central, peripheral
b. peripheral, central
c. central in both
d. peripheral in both
2. Posteromedian septum and
antero median septum present
in the … but the central canal
present in …
a. grey and white, grey
b. grey and white, white
c. grey, white
d. white, grey
3. T/F: Ventral horn is the motor
nuclei and the posterior horn is
sensory nuclei
a. true
b. false
4. The anterior horn is broad in all
of the following except:
a. cervical
b. lumber
c. thoracic
d. sacral
5. Which of the following nuclei is
absent in thoracic segments?
a. medial group of ant. horn
b. central group of ant. horn
c. lateral group of ant. horn
d. all of the above
e. B & C
f. A & B
6. T/F: The dorsal horn contains
afferent neurons
a. true
b. false

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7. The large multipolar is …
neurons, but small multipolar
is …
a. afferent, efferent
b. efferent, afferent
c. both efferent
d. both afferent
8. The main sensory nucleus is:
a. Substania gelatinosa of Rolandi
b. nucleus proprius
c. nucleus thoracicus
9. T/F: All of the nucleus of the
dorsal horn cell present in all
segments of spinal cord
a. true
b. false
10.Substania gelatinosa of
Rolandi continue as:
a. lateral spinothalamic
b. dorsal spinocerebellar
c. ventral spinocerebellar
d. ventral spinothalamic
11.Clark's column is responsible
for:
a. pain sensation
b. crude touch and vibration
c. proprioceptive sensation
d. fine touch
12.Lateral horn is
parasympathetic nuclei
a. true
b. false
13.In … the autonomic neurons
give parasympathetic without
forming lateral horn
a. S1 – S4
b. S2-S4
c. S3 - C4
d. S1-S3
14.T/F: Commissural neurons and
intersegmental neurons are
types of associative nuclei
a. true
b. false
15.The nerves in the white matter
are:
a. myelinated
b. unmyelinated
c. naked
16.T/F: The nucleus is formed by
cell bodies but the nerve fibers
are formed by fibers
a. true
b. false
17.The postero intermediate
sulcus present in the
following:
a. lumber level
b. sacral level
c. cervical level
d. all of the above
18.The white matter is equal to the
grey matter in:
a. Lumbar level
b. sacral level
c. thoracic level
d. cervical level

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1- b
2- a
3- a
4- c
5- e
6- a
7- b
8- b
9- b
10- d
11- c
12- b
13- b
14- a
15- a
16- a
17- c
18- a
5- Brain Stem
1. Medulla is connected to the
cerebellum through:
a. superior cerebellar peduncle
b. middle cerebellar peduncle
c. inferior cerebellar peduncle
d. central canal
2. the central canal end is
continuous with:
a. lateral ventricle
b. second ventricle
c. third ventricle
d. fourth ventricle
3. TF: The lower part of the
medulla is called closed medulla
but the middle part of the medulla
is called open medulla
a. true
b. false
4. The lower medulla is called:
a. closed medulla
b. motor decussating
c. both of them
d. none of them
5. The central canal is present in
… of lower medulla and … in the
middle medulla
a. central, posterior
b. posterior, central
c. both central
d. both posterior
6. All of these tracts present in the
lower medulla except:
a. sulco marginal tract
b. corticobulbar tract
c. gracile and cuneate tract
d. corticospinal tract
7. Gracile and cuneate nucleus is
small in:
a. upper medulla
b. lower medulla
c. middle medulla
d. none of above

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