White Matter Tracts and Internal Capsule
- Previous year questions on White Matter Tracts and Internal Capsule for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Anatomy section of the exam.
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Q1.Absence of Corpus callosum leads to-
- AHemiparesis
- BHemisensory loss
- CAstereognosis
- DNo neurological manifestations✓ Correct answer
Q2.Which structure connects the Broca's area and Wernicke area?
- AArcuate fasciculus✓ Correct answer
- BAnterior commissure
- CCorpus callosum
- DFornix
Q3.The part of internal capsule associated with acoustic radiation is
- AGenu
- BAnterior limb
- CSublentiform✓ Correct answer
- DRetrolentiform
Q4.Association Fibers are white matter fibers which connect
- ACorresponding areas in two cerebral hemispheres
- BCerebral cortex with lower level in brain
- CDifferent cortical areas in the same hemisphere✓ Correct answer
- DDifferent cranial nerve nuclei
Q5.The largest commissure of the brain:
- ACommissure of Ganser
- BCommissure of Gudden
- CCorpus callosum✓ Correct answer
- DBoth (A) & (C)
Q6.Genu of internal capsule carries
- AOptic radiation
- BCoicospinal tract
- CCoicorubral tract
- DCoiconuclear tract✓ Correct answer
Q7.A 55-year-old right-handed veteran received a small shrapnel wound in the head. Within 1 year of receiving his wound, the man complained of seizures and was treated with seizure medication. The medication was not effective, and a section of the anterior corpus callosum was performed successfully. Which of the following neurologic deficits is most likely?
- AAlexia
- BGait dystaxia
- CLoss of binocular vision
- DThe inability, with closed eyes, to identify verbally an object held in the left hand✓ Correct answer
Q8.TRUE about corpus callosum is/are: 1. Unite far area of two side of brain 2. Connect two frontal lobe 3. Unite two hemispheres 4. Superiorly related to indusium griseum 5. Coordinates activities of two hemispheres
- A1,2,3 & 5
- B1,2,3 & 4
- C2,3,4 & 5
- D1,2,3,4 & 5✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. No neurological manifestations; Q2: A. Arcuate fasciculus; Q3: C. Sublentiform; Q4: C. Different cortical areas in the same hemisphere; Q5: C. Corpus callosum; Q6: D. Coiconuclear tract; Q7: D. The inability, with closed eyes, to identify verbally an object held in the left hand; Q8: D. 1,2,3,4 & 5.
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