Behavioral Neuro Exam 2

Front 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a structure of the limbic system?

Back 1

caudate nucleus

Front 2

According to the somatosensory hommunculus, which part of the body would have thelargest amount of cortex devoted to receiving sensations from that area?

Back 2

face

Front 3

Broca's aphasia is characterized by

Back 3

expressive problems and non fluent speech

Front 4

A young woman recovering froma blow to her head finds she has great difficlty maintaining her balance and coordinating her movements. Injury to what part of her brain is likely to be causing her difficulties?

Back 4

cerebellum

Front 5

An elderly man presents to your clinic with his family. They are frustrated because he is often able to perform certain tasks spontaneously, such as puttin gon his shoes or standing up from his bed, but when asked to do them he typically cannot. What type of apraxia would you diagnose in this paitient?

Back 5

ideomotor apraxia

Front 6

Auditory processing is associated with the

Back 6

temporal lobes

Front 7

Which of the following represents the correct flow of 90% of information in the visual system?

Back 7

optic never: optic chiasm; lateral geniculate nucleus: primary visual cortex (all you have to know is optic chiasm comes second and you got it)

Front 8

The basal ganglia is responsible for:

Back 8

controlling semiautomatic motor activities

Front 9

Repetition of speech is normal in which of the following types of aphasia?

Back 9

anomic

Front 10

Which prefrontal region is primarily associated with executive functions?

Back 10

dorsolatral prefrontal

Front 11

Rostral is to caudal as

Back 11

anterior is to posterior

Front 12

A person can name objects and speak fluently; however, he/she is unable to repeat after the examiner. HE/she most likely has

Back 12

conduction aphasia

Front 13

Which of the follwing is NOT a component of the basal ganglia?

Back 13

amygdala

Front 14

Males with elevated levels of testosterone demonstrate

Back 14

poorer spatial performance

Front 15

The right hemisphere is involved in processing

Back 15

facial recognition

Front 16

Which of the follwing is NOT a function of the hypothalamus

Back 16

relay of somatic sensory impressions to the cerbral cortex

Front 17

The primary projections of the olfactory system are to the

Back 17

amydala and hippocampus (the only one with two options)

Front 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding the auditory system?

Back 18

none of these

Front 19

The frontal and temporal lobes are separated by the

Back 19

lateral fissure

Front 20

From outermost to innermost, the order of the miniges is as follows

Back 20

dura, arachnoid, pia

Front 21

Cranial nerves VII, IX, and X are involved with

Back 21

taste

Front 22

The nervous system is divided into two parts. These are the

Back 22

peripheral and central nervous system

Front 23

Which is one of the components of the midbrain (mesencephalon)

Back 23

tectum

Front 24

Locating objects in space (the where system) is controlled by the _____ processing stream.

Back 24

dorsal

Front 25

Which of the following cranial nerves is responsible for motor movements, specifically of the shoulder and head?

Back 25

accessory

Front 26

Females with congenitial adrenal hyperplasia show

Back 26

enhanced spatial performance

Front 27

The four cortical areas of the motor system include all of the following except

Back 27

orbitomedial prefrontal cortex

Front 28

The primary behavioral differences between apperceptive and associateive agnosia is that associateive agnosia involves

Back 28

the loss of knowledge of the semantic meaning of objects

Front 29

Which type of somatosensory receptor is specialized for detecting vibrations?

Back 29

mechanical receptors

Front 30

The left hemisphere is associated with all of the following types of precessing EXCEPT

Back 30

multimodal processing