Question 1

Which of the following define collosal apraxia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deficit in performing skilled voluntary movements that affects both sides of the body and cannot be attributable to primary sensory problems. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture. 
E)  A subcortical sensorimotordisorder which is characterized by motor tics. 
A)  A deficit in performing skilled voluntary movements that affects both sides of the body and cannot be attributable to primary sensory problems. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture. 
E)  A subcortical sensorimotordisorder which is characterized by motor tics. C

Question 2

A pallidotomy is a procedure in which a lesion is typically made in the___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  globus pallidus 
B)  caudate nucleus 
C)  putamen 
D)  corpus callosum 
E)  substantia nigra 
A)  globus pallidus 
B)  caudate nucleus 
C)  putamen 
D)  corpus callosum 
E)  substantia nigra A

Question 3

What does it mean when one says: "The doctor has transected the brain?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The doctor has inserted the plate onto the brain. 
B)  The doctor has cut through the brain. 
C)  The doctor has removed the brain. 
D)  The doctor has weighed the brain. 
E)  The doctor has eaten the brain. 
A)  The doctor has inserted the plate onto the brain. 
B)  The doctor has cut through the brain. 
C)  The doctor has removed the brain. 
D)  The doctor has weighed the brain. 
E)  The doctor has eaten the brain. B

Question 4

Individuals with callosal agenesis are born without a ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporale commissure 
B)  habenular commissure 
C)  hippocampal commissure 
D)  corpus callosum 
E)  posterior commissure 
A)  temporale commissure 
B)  habenular commissure 
C)  hippocampal commissure 
D)  corpus callosum 
E)  posterior commissure

Question 5

Where are mechanoreceptors located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the brain 
B)  in the spinal chord 
C)  the intermediate zone 
D)  in the eyes 
E)  in the skin 
A)  in the brain 
B)  in the spinal chord 
C)  the intermediate zone 
D)  in the eyes 
E)  in the skin

Question 6

Which of the following defines ideational apraxia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deficit that prevents an individual from executing simple gestures in response to a command or attempt to imitate. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  An apraxia that is specific to eye movements; people have the ability to move their eyes in any direction, but cannot shift their gaze intentionally to fixate on an object. 
E)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture. 
A)  A deficit that prevents an individual from executing simple gestures in response to a command or attempt to imitate. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  An apraxia that is specific to eye movements; people have the ability to move their eyes in any direction, but cannot shift their gaze intentionally to fixate on an object. 
E)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture.

Question 7

How is Balint-Holmes syndrome typically caused?

Accepted Answer

A)  By right lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
B)  By bilateral lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
C)  By left lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
D)  By right lesions to the parieto-occiptal junction 
E)  By bilateral lesions to the parieto-occiptal junction. 
A)  By right lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
B)  By bilateral lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
C)  By left lesions to the parieto-temporal junction 
D)  By right lesions to the parieto-occiptal junction 
E)  By bilateral lesions to the parieto-occiptal junction.

Question 8

Which of the following tracts is essential for maintaining posture?

Accepted Answer

A)  corticospinal tract 
B)  rubrospinal tract 
C)  reticulospinal tract 
D)  limbis tract 
E)  corticus tract 
A)  corticospinal tract 
B)  rubrospinal tract 
C)  reticulospinal tract 
D)  limbis tract 
E)  corticus tract

Question 9

What is the term for a general loss of movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  dekinesia 
B)  akinesis 
C)  akinesia 
D)  dekinesis 
E)  alexesia 
A)  dekinesia 
B)  akinesis 
C)  akinesia 
D)  dekinesis 
E)  alexesia

Question 10

Which of the following tracts is important for controlling head and eye movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal tract 
B)  corticus tract 
C)  corticospinal tract 
D)  tectospinal tract 
E)  reticulospinal tract 
A)  spinal tract 
B)  corticus tract 
C)  corticospinal tract 
D)  tectospinal tract 
E)  reticulospinal tract

Question 11

What is the term for the disorder that is characterized by an individual believing that one of his or her limbs is acting out of his or her control, because a limb is making complex involuntary movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  alien limb syndrome 
B)  phantom limb syndrome 
C)  out-of-body experience 
D)  schizophrenia 
E)  alien embodiment disorder 
A)  alien limb syndrome 
B)  phantom limb syndrome 
C)  out-of-body experience 
D)  schizophrenia 
E)  alien embodiment disorder

Question 12

Which of the following is correct about ideomotor apraxia?

Accepted Answer

A)  An apraxia that is specific to eye movements; people have the ability to move their eyes in any direction, but cannot shift their gaze intentionally to fixate on an object. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture. 
E)  A deficit that prevents an individual from executing simple gestures in response to a command or attempt to imitate. 
A)  An apraxia that is specific to eye movements; people have the ability to move their eyes in any direction, but cannot shift their gaze intentionally to fixate on an object. 
B)  A deficit that is characterized by an individual's confusion or loss of knowledge about an object's use. 
C)  The selective impairment in performing skilled left-hand movements or manipulating objects with the left hand in response to a command. 
D)  The selective impairment in performing movements or manipulations with limbs of the upper body; may also effect posture. 
E)  A deficit that prevents an individual from executing simple gestures in response to a command or attempt to imitate.

Question 13

Which of the following is a component of the basal ganglia?

Accepted Answer

A)  caudate nucleus 
B)  putamen 
C)  globus pallidus 
D)  a and b 
E)  a and c
F) b and c
G) All of the above 
A)  caudate nucleus 
B)  putamen 
C)  globus pallidus 
D)  a and b 
E)  a and c
F) b and c
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following are the tracts that that are in the lateral system?

Accepted Answer

A)  the limbis tract and the corticus tract 
B)  the lateral corticospinal tract and the rubrospinal tract 
C)  the spinal tract and the brainstem tract 
D)  the tectospinal tract and the reticulospinal tract 
E)  the gross motor movement tract and the fine motor movement tract 
A)  the limbis tract and the corticus tract 
B)  the lateral corticospinal tract and the rubrospinal tract 
C)  the spinal tract and the brainstem tract 
D)  the tectospinal tract and the reticulospinal tract 
E)  the gross motor movement tract and the fine motor movement tract

Question 15

When a tremor is worsened by the initiation of movements it is known as___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a petulant tremor 
B)  an action tremor 
C)  an irritable tremor 
D)  a hypersensitive tremor 
E)  an injured tremor 
A)  a petulant tremor 
B)  an action tremor 
C)  an irritable tremor 
D)  a hypersensitive tremor 
E)  an injured tremor

Question 16

Where does the dentate nuclei receive projections from?

Accepted Answer

A)  the bilateral zone 
B)  the primary zone 
C)  the lateral zone 
D)  the vermis 
E)  the intermediate zone 
A)  the bilateral zone 
B)  the primary zone 
C)  the lateral zone 
D)  the vermis 
E)  the intermediate zone

Question 17

There is one dorsal root ganglion for every ___________of the pairs of spinal nerves.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four 
E)  five 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four 
E)  five

Question 18

Nicole is an alcoholic and suffers from major depressive disorder. Therefore, these disorders are ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  comorbid 
B)  serious 
C)  inseparable 
D)  distorted 
E)  bidistort 
A)  comorbid 
B)  serious 
C)  inseparable 
D)  distorted 
E)  bidistort

Question 19

Which of the following statements is false regarding a thalamotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is also known as stereotaxic coagulation. 
B)  It is a procedure used to facilitate movement. 
C)  It is a procedure used to reduce unwanted movements. 
D)  It involves lesioning one side of the thalamus. 
E)  None of the above are false. 
A)  It is also known as stereotaxic coagulation. 
B)  It is a procedure used to facilitate movement. 
C)  It is a procedure used to reduce unwanted movements. 
D)  It involves lesioning one side of the thalamus. 
E)  None of the above are false.

Question 20

Which structures does the lentiform nucleus contain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the caudate nucleus and the striatum 
B)  the caudate nucleus and the putamen 
C)  the striatum and the putamen 
D)  globus pallidus and the putamen 
E)  globus pallidus and the striatum 
A)  the caudate nucleus and the striatum 
B)  the caudate nucleus and the putamen 
C)  the striatum and the putamen 
D)  globus pallidus and the putamen 
E)  globus pallidus and the striatum

Which of the following define collosal apraxia?

A pallidotomy is a procedure in which a lesion is typically made in the___________.

What does it mean when one says: "The doctor has transected the brain?"

Individuals with callosal agenesis are born without a ___________.

Where are mechanoreceptors located?

Which of the following defines ideational apraxia?

How is Balint-Holmes syndrome typically caused?

Which of the following tracts is essential for maintaining posture?

What is the term for a general loss of movement?

Which of the following tracts is important for controlling head and eye movement?

What is the term for the disorder that is characterized by an individual believing that one of his or her limbs is acting out of his or her control, because a limb is making complex involuntary movements?

Which of the following is correct about ideomotor apraxia?

Which of the following is a component of the basal ganglia?

Which of the following are the tracts that that are in the lateral system?

When a tremor is worsened by the initiation of movements it is known as___________.

Where does the dentate nuclei receive projections from?

There is one dorsal root ganglion for every ___________of the pairs of spinal nerves.

Nicole is an alcoholic and suffers from major depressive disorder. Therefore, these disorders are ___________.

Which of the following statements is false regarding a thalamotomy?

Which structures does the lentiform nucleus contain?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

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Exam 5: The Sensorimotor System

Which of the following define collosal apraxia?

A pallidotomy is a procedure in which a lesion is typically made in the___________.

What does it mean when one says: "The doctor has transected the brain?"

Individuals with callosal agenesis are born without a ___________.

Where are mechanoreceptors located?

Which of the following defines ideational apraxia?

How is Balint-Holmes syndrome typically caused?

Which of the following tracts is essential for maintaining posture?

What is the term for a general loss of movement?

Which of the following tracts is important for controlling head and eye movement?

What is the term for the disorder that is characterized by an individual believing that one of his or her limbs is acting out of his or her control, because a limb is making complex involuntary movements?

Which of the following is correct about ideomotor apraxia?

Which of the following is a component of the basal ganglia?

Which of the following are the tracts that that are in the lateral system?

When a tremor is worsened by the initiation of movements it is known as___________.

Where does the dentate nuclei receive projections from?

There is one dorsal root ganglion for every ___________of the pairs of spinal nerves.

Nicole is an alcoholic and suffers from major depressive disorder. Therefore, these disorders are ___________.

Which of the following statements is false regarding a thalamotomy?

Which structures does the lentiform nucleus contain?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

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