Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Function
- Previous year questions on Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Function for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Physiology section of the exam.
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Q1.A disease that produces decreased inhibitory input to the internal segment of the globus pallidus should have what effect on the motor area of the cerebral cortex
- AIncreased excitatory feedback directly to the cortex
- BNo effect
- CDecreased excitatory output from the thalamus to the cortex✓ Correct answer
- DIncreased excitatory output from the putamen to the cortex
Q2.Climbing fibres send excitatory input to:
- AStellate cells
- BGolgi cells
- CGranule cells
- DPurkinje cells✓ Correct answer
Q3.Which of the following fibers provide the only output from the cerebellar cortex?
- AClimbing
- BGolgi cell
- CMossy
- DPurkinje✓ Correct answer
Q4.Fibers reaching directly to Purkinje cell of cerebellum arise from which of the following:
- AVestibular nucleus
- BInferior olivary nucleus✓ Correct answer
- CRaphe nucleus
- DLocus ceruleus
Q5.Cerebellar lesion can produce all of the following except:
- ANystagmus
- BPast pointing
- CResting tremor✓ Correct answer
- DAtaxic gait
Q6.The efferent fiber bundle of substantia nigra transmits dopamine to which area
- AThalamus
- BCorpus striatum✓ Correct answer
- CTegmentum of pons
- DTectum of midbrain
Q7.Inability to perform rapid alternating repeated movements is
- APast pointing
- BDysdiadochokinesia✓ Correct answer
- CDysmetria
- DDyskinesia
Q8.Basal ganglia is involved primarily in:
- APlanning and programming of voluntary movements✓ Correct answer
- BProcessing of cognitive functions
- CSensory-motor integration
- DLanguage function
Q9.Which of the following is involved in equilibrium, gait, and learning induced changes in vestibuloocular reflex?
- AVestibulocerebellum✓ Correct answer
- BSpinocerebellum
- CCerebrocerebellum
- DAll of the above
Q10.The primary function of basal ganglia is
- APreprogramming of voluntary activity✓ Correct answer
- BControl of equilibrium
- CSensory integration
- DShort term memory
Answer key
Q1: C. Decreased excitatory output from the thalamus to the cortex; Q2: D. Purkinje cells; Q3: D. Purkinje; Q4: B. Inferior olivary nucleus; Q5: C. Resting tremor; Q6: B. Corpus striatum; Q7: B. Dysdiadochokinesia; Q8: A. Planning and programming of voluntary movements; Q9: A. Vestibulocerebellum; Q10: A. Preprogramming of voluntary activity.
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