Format of the Competition
Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions
The multiple choice & short answer section will consist of two rounds with a 10 minute break in between each section. Both sections will be written on paper where students will be writing in the lecture hall with each of the questions displayed on the projector. The multiple choice section will give students 45 seconds to answer 45 questions on the scantron. Following a 10 minute break, students will be back in the lecture hall to answer 25 short answer questions. 1 minute will be given to each question which will be displayed on the projector.
Sample Multiple Choice Question
Which of the following neuron(s) are present in the lateral geniculate nucleus?
a) Magnocellular neurons and parvocellular neurons
b) Pyramidal neurons and bipolar neurons
c) Amacrine cells and horizontal cells
d) Rods and cones
Neuroanatomy & Neurohistology Section
The Neuroanatomy & Neurohistology section will consist of 30 slides of Horizontal, Sagittal, and Coronal cut sections of the brain. There will also be a few neurohistological sections. The questions may either ask to identify the structure and/or function.
All histological sections will be taken from the following structures:
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral Gray Matter
- Cerebral White Matter
- Neuromuscular Junction
- Neuron Axon
- Neuron Dendrite
- Neuron Nucleus
- Node of Ranvier
- Pacinian Corpuscle
- Purkinje Neurons
- Pyramidal Neurons
- Spinal Cord Anterior Horn
- Spinal Cord Gray Matter
- Spinal Cord Posterior Horn
- Spinal Cord White Matter
Sample Neuroanatomy Questions:
1. Identify the ventricle at the red arrow
2. Name the nucleus that is immediately lateral to the ventricle at the red arrow
3. Identify the structure at the yellow arrow