WHNP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The ______________________ serves as the relay center for the
cortex.
a. Pituatary gland
b. Pons
c. Hippocampus
d. Hypothalamus
e. Thalamus. Answer: e. Thalamus
◉ A 76-year-old man sustains a stroke that severely impairs his speech.
Which area of the brain has most likely been damaged?
a. Primary motor cortex
b. Premotor area
c. Broca's area
d. Cerebellum. Answer: c. Broca's area
◉ Damage to the hippocampus may result in which of the following?
a. Inability to form new memories (i.e., anterograde amnesia)
b. Deficit in the sense of smell
,c. Inability to recall past memories (i.e., retrograde amnesia)
d. Dysdiadochokinesia. Answer: a. Inability to form new memories (i.e.,
anterograde amnesia)
◉ Long-term memory differs from other types of memory in which of
the following ways?
a. It is not destroyed by temporary cessation of consciousness
b. It can last for months or years
c. It requires a period of consolidation
d. All of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
◉ Which brain area is associated with elaboration of thought?. Answer:
Frontal Lobe
◉ In an otherwise normal individual, dysfunction of which brain area
will lead to behavior that is not appropriate for a given social occasion?
a. Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
b. Amygdala
c. Corpus callosum. Answer: b. amygdala
◉ In which structure does the major output from the limbic system
originate?
a. Hypothalamus
, b. Hippocampus
c. Amygdala
d. Mammillary body. Answer: a. Hypothalamus
◉ Which of the following are paired correctly?
a. Major depressive disorder and locus coeruleus
b. Schizophrenia and raphe nucleus
c. Excess dopamine and mania
d. All of the above are paired correctly. Answer: a. Major depressive
disorder and locus coeruleus
◉ Which of the statements concerning the function of the amygdala is
correct?
a. The amygdala functions in behavior awareness at the semiconscious
level
b. The amygdala functions to project into the limbic system an
individual's status with respect to the surroundings and current thoughts
c. The amygdala helps to pattern behavior appropriate for each occasion
d. All of the above are correct. Answer: d. All of the above are correct
◉ A lesion of the lateral area of the hypothalamus would be expected to
result in which of the following conditions or symptoms?
a. Weight loss
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The ______________________ serves as the relay center for the
cortex.
a. Pituatary gland
b. Pons
c. Hippocampus
d. Hypothalamus
e. Thalamus. Answer: e. Thalamus
◉ A 76-year-old man sustains a stroke that severely impairs his speech.
Which area of the brain has most likely been damaged?
a. Primary motor cortex
b. Premotor area
c. Broca's area
d. Cerebellum. Answer: c. Broca's area
◉ Damage to the hippocampus may result in which of the following?
a. Inability to form new memories (i.e., anterograde amnesia)
b. Deficit in the sense of smell
,c. Inability to recall past memories (i.e., retrograde amnesia)
d. Dysdiadochokinesia. Answer: a. Inability to form new memories (i.e.,
anterograde amnesia)
◉ Long-term memory differs from other types of memory in which of
the following ways?
a. It is not destroyed by temporary cessation of consciousness
b. It can last for months or years
c. It requires a period of consolidation
d. All of the above. Answer: d. All of the above
◉ Which brain area is associated with elaboration of thought?. Answer:
Frontal Lobe
◉ In an otherwise normal individual, dysfunction of which brain area
will lead to behavior that is not appropriate for a given social occasion?
a. Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
b. Amygdala
c. Corpus callosum. Answer: b. amygdala
◉ In which structure does the major output from the limbic system
originate?
a. Hypothalamus
, b. Hippocampus
c. Amygdala
d. Mammillary body. Answer: a. Hypothalamus
◉ Which of the following are paired correctly?
a. Major depressive disorder and locus coeruleus
b. Schizophrenia and raphe nucleus
c. Excess dopamine and mania
d. All of the above are paired correctly. Answer: a. Major depressive
disorder and locus coeruleus
◉ Which of the statements concerning the function of the amygdala is
correct?
a. The amygdala functions in behavior awareness at the semiconscious
level
b. The amygdala functions to project into the limbic system an
individual's status with respect to the surroundings and current thoughts
c. The amygdala helps to pattern behavior appropriate for each occasion
d. All of the above are correct. Answer: d. All of the above are correct
◉ A lesion of the lateral area of the hypothalamus would be expected to
result in which of the following conditions or symptoms?
a. Weight loss
