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- A. Fourth
- B. Seventh
- C. Third
- D. Ninth
Explanation: Cranial nerves III, VII and IX carry preganglionic parasympathetic fibres to cranial autonomic ganglia.
Correct answer: Fourth- A. Purely motor
- B. Purely sensory
- C. Mixed nerve
- D. A peripheral nerve
Explanation: The hypoglossal nerve is a somatic motor cranial nerve supplying the tongue muscles, apart from palatoglossus.
Correct answer: Purely motor- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Six
Explanation: The trigeminal nerve has four main nuclei: motor, principal sensory, spinal trigeminal, and mesencephalic nuclei.
Correct answer: Four- A. III, IV, V, VII
- B. III, VII , VIII, IX
- C. III, VII, IX, X
- D. VII, IX, X, XI
Explanation: The cranial parasympathetic outflow travels with cranial nerves III, VII, IX and X.
Correct answer: III, VII, IX, X- A. Nucleus tractus solitarius
- B. Nucleus ambigous
- C. Dorsal nucleus of vagus
- D. Long tract of trigeminal nerve
Explanation: Visceral sensory and taste fibres carried by cranial nerves VII, IX and X terminate mainly in the nucleus of the solitary tract.
Correct answer: Nucleus tractus solitarius- A. Motor nucleus
- B. Nucleus ambigous
- C. Nucleus of tractus solitarius
- D. Lacrimatory nucleus
Explanation: Special visceral afferent taste fibres of the facial nerve terminate centrally in the rostral nucleus of the solitary tract.
Correct answer: Nucleus of tractus solitarius- A. Internal carotid artery
- B. Basilar artery
- C. Vertebral artery
- D. Labyrinthine artery
Explanation: The anterior spinal artery usually arises from the union of branches from both vertebral arteries near the level of the foramen magnum.
Correct answer: Vertebral artery- A. Internal carotid
- B. External carotid
- C. Maxillary artery
- D. Facial artery
Explanation: The hypophysis receives superior and inferior hypophyseal arteries, which arise from the internal carotid artery and its branches.
Correct answer: Internal carotid- A. Purkinje
- B. Stellate
- C. Cajal
- D. Pyramidal
Explanation: Purkinje cells are the characteristic neurons of the cerebellar cortex, not the cerebral cortex.
Correct answer: Purkinje- A. Choroid plexus
- B. Cerebral veins
- C. Arachnoid villi
- D. Emissary veins
Explanation: Arachnoid villi or granulations project into dural venous sinuses and allow CSF to pass directly into the venous circulation.
Correct answer: Arachnoid villi- A. Lower border of LI
- B. Lower border of L3
- C. Lower border of S1
- D. Lower border of L5
Explanation: In adults, the spinal cord usually ends as the conus medullaris at the level of L1 to L2, commonly described near the lower border of L1.
Correct answer: Lower border of LI- A. Occipital lobe
- B. Temporal lobe
- C. Frontal lobe
- D. Parietal lobe
Explanation: The primary visual cortex is located around the calcarine sulcus on the medial surface of the occipital lobe.
Correct answer: Occipital lobe- A. 28
- B. 30
- C. 31
- D. 33
Explanation: There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 coccygeal pair. The total is therefore 31, not 33.
Correct answer: 31- A. I,II, VII, VIII
- B. I,II, VI, VII
- C. I,III,VII,VIII
- D. I,II,VI,VIII
Explanation: CSF can reach extracranial lymphatics along the sheaths of cranial nerves I, II, VII and VIII.
Correct answer: I,II, VII, VIII- A. Trochlear
- B. Occulomotor
- C. Vagus
- D. Abducent
Explanation: The trochlear nerve is the only cranial nerve to emerge from the dorsal surface of the brainstem, appearing below the inferior colliculus.
Correct answer: Trochlear- A. Superior temporal gyrus
- B. Parietal lobe
- C. Inferior frontal lobe
- D. Angular gyrus
Explanation: Broca’s motor speech area lies in the dominant inferior frontal gyrus, usually involving the pars opercularis and pars triangularis.
Correct answer: Inferior frontal lobe- A. Basilar artery
- B. Vertebral artery
- C. Middle cerebral artery
- D. Anterior cerebral artery
Explanation: The basilar artery is an unpaired artery formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries on the ventral surface of the pons.
Correct answer: Basilar artery- A. Lower border of LI
- B. L2
- C. L3
- D. L4
Explanation: In adults, the spinal cord usually ends as the conus medullaris at the level of L1-L2, commonly near the lower border of L1.
Correct answer: Lower border of LI- A. 50 ml
- B. 100 ml
- C. 150 ml
- D. 275 ml
Explanation: Total cerebrospinal fluid volume in an adult is approximately 150 mL, although it is continuously produced and reabsorbed.
Correct answer: 150 ml- A. Touch
- B. Olfaction
- C. Hearing
- D. Pressure
Explanation: The thalamus relays nearly all major sensory modalities, including touch, pressure and hearing, but olfaction initially reaches the…
Correct answer: OlfactionNeuroanatomy MCQs: common questions
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