Kainic acid

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1. Which of the following families of excitatory amino acid receptors is the one Zajonc and Roland state that glutamate appears to act primarily on in the vestibular nuclei?

a. metabotropic glutamate receptors

b. [alpha]-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptors

c. kainic acid receptors

d. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

2. According to Zajonc and Roland, which of the following is believed to regulate movement and posture?

a. cerebral cortex

b. hippocampus

c. thalamus

d. cerebellum

3. Of these malignant salivary gland tumors, which is the least common according to Kim and Mathog?

a. mucoepidermoid carcinoma

b. carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma

c. acinic cell carcinoma

d. adenoid cystic carcinoma

4. With which of the following statements regarding acinic cell carcinoma would Kim and Mathog disagree?

a. It usually occurs between the ages of 40 and 49 years.

b. It occurs more frequently in females than in males.

c. In the parotid gland, it occurs bilaterally in 5% of cases.

d. It rarely occurs in the minor salivary glands.

5. According to sources cited by Kim and Mathog, mortality from acinic cell carcinoma at 20 years is as high as:

a. 10%

b. 16%

c. 20%

d. 50%

6. Approximately what percentage of chordomas are classified as spheno-occipital, according to a source cited by Lynn-Macrae et al?

a. <1%

b. 35%

c. 50%

d. none

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