Your sample exam has 9 questions. Take a moment to look over the exam. You will be free to wander the exam room and to answer the questions in any order.
  1. Go to Specimen M. A lesion involving artery #15 would cause

    A. Ipsilateral ataxia
    B. Loss of protopathic sensation over the body contralaterally
    C. Balance deficits
    D. Loss of facial pain ipsilaterally
    E. All of the above

  2. Go to MRI 2 Panel 11. A lesion involving the area marked by #11 would cause which of the following symptoms?

    A. Loss of protopathic pain over the contralateral side of the body
    B. Loss of epicritic sensation over the contralateral body
    C. Paralysis of the contralateral arm and leg
    D. All of the above

  3. Go to Angiogram A. Your patient collapsed at home. When she woke up she complained of weakness and loss of sensation over her right arm and thigh. You noticed that the right side of her mouth drooped, but that the wrinkles on her forehead were symmetrical and that she had no trouble closing both eyes. When you spoke to her, she didn't seem to understand you, nor could she follow simple written directions. You suspect that she had a stroke involving which of the following arteries?

    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5

  4. Go to Specimen N. A young man comes in to the emergency room with a stab wound that penetrated below his right eye and cut the optic nerve. Which of the following visual field defects would he suffer?

    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 5

  5. Go to Specimen P. A tumor of structure #58 could result in which of the following symptoms?

    A. Loss of consensual pupillary light reflex
    B. Difficulty in directing the gaze upward
    C. Non-communicating hydrocephalus
    D. Loss of accommodation reflex
    E. All of the above

  6. Go to Angiogram B. Artery #2 is the

    A. Posterior cerebral artery
    B. Superior cerebellar artery
    C. Anterior cerebral artery
    D. Anterior inferior cerebellar artery

  7. Go to Specimen P. The structure marked #67 is the

    A. Lateral geniculate body
    B. Medial geniculate body
    C. Pulvinar
    D. Tail of the caudate nucleus
    E. Hippocampus

  8. Go to Specimen U, Panel 20. A hemorrhagic stroke of the Anterior Spinal Artery would involve which of the following structures?

    A. 1
    B. 15
    C. 17
    D. 16
    E. All of the above


  9. Go to Specimen V. A middle aged man collapsed after becoming extremely angry at his children and was taken to the emergency room. When he regained consciousness you asked him to describe his symptoms. He answered you with "Blah, Blah, Blah, tat, tat, tat". He was also unable to describe his symptoms in writing. However, he appeared to understand you and could answer direct questions by nodding his head. You ascertained that the muscles in his right arm, trunk and thigh were weak and that he had no sensation over these areas. You suspect that he had suffered a stroke involving which of the following areas?

    A. 24, 3 & 13, 5 & 12
    B. 24, 3 & 13, 12, 6
    C. 3 & 13, 5 & 12, 6, 8, 10
    D. 6, 8, 10