PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is principally involved in planning ahead for the next appropriate movement?

a. Vestibulocerebellum

b. Spinocerebellum

c. Cerebrocerebellum

d.

e. Both a and b

2. Loss of the cerebellum causes specific sensory deficits and prevents the initiation of movement.

a. True

b. False

3. Which of the following is true regarding cerebellar Purkinje cells?

a. They are located in the cerebellar cortex.

b. They have large cell bodies.

c. They have an extensive dendritic tree.

d. When active, they inhibit the activity of cells in deep cerebellar nuclei, whose axons leave the cere­bellum.

e. All the above.

4. Loss of the cerebellum causes loss of the muscle stretch reflex.

a. True

b. False

5. Cats with congenital malformations of the cerebellum often have ataxia, intention tremor, and wide gait.

a. True

b. False