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(A) gemistocyte
(B) microglial cell
(C) oligodendroglial cell infected with
JC virus
(D) reactive ependymal cell
(E) "red neuron"
A 17-year-old man strikes his head and
becomes unconscious for 10 minutes following a
automobile accident. A skull fracture is
present. He recovers without any clinical
residua. The blow resulted in a 2 mm area of
superficial hemorrhage within his cerebral
cortex. Which central nervous system cell is
most likely to undergo hypertrophy and
hyperplasia as a response to the injury?
(A) astrocyte
(B) ependymal
(C) neuron
(D) oligodendrocyte
(E) Purkinje
Over a period of several years, a 70-year-old man
develops progressive dementia. He dies of pneumonia.
The accompanying photograph illustrates his brain as
found at autopsy. Which of the following would be
the abnormality expected in microscopic examination
of his brain?
(A) collection of lymphocytes in perivascular spaces
(B) cortical neurofibrillary tangles
(C) decreased pigmentation of the substantia nigra
(D) glioblastoma multiforme of the cerebral cortex
(E) stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius
The most common origin of brain
metastases in adults is
(A) concussion
(B) contusion
(C) subarachnoid hemorrhage
(D) subdural hematoma
(E) epidural hematoma