A miliary recruit complains of a headache, stiff neck and a very high fever.  If the patient is found to have a contagious disease, what is the most likely diagnosis?

What structure is considered the sensory relay center for the cerebral cortex?

During the initial exam of a newborn, a herniation of just the meninges through a spinal column defect is found.  What is the name of this disorder?

Damage to which lobe leads to agnosia for faces and objects?

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) affects neurons by:

Besides the motor nuclei of cranial nerves, where are the cell bodies of the lower motor neurons located?

Which area of the amygdala responds selectively to the sight of faces?

A 36 year old female is hit by a semi while riding a motorcycle.  She is thrown 20 feet off the bike.  An emergent MRI reveals a laceration of a spinal cord at the L4 spinal cord segment.  Despite the injury, which of the following structures would most likely remain intact?

Which cells dominate, or serve as operative receptors, in dim light?

A 26 year old female presents to her primary care physician with a complaint of difficulty chewing.  She states it is extremely difficult to chew anything.  Exam demonstrates a loss of sensation on the left cheek and mandible.  An MRI of the face demonstrates a large schwannoma (tumor of Schwann cells) in the infratemporal fossa.  Which cranial nerve has been compromised?