NEU 402 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDIES
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
● Thalamus (sensory switchboard). Answer: Amy was having a really
bad week. On Monday her vision got blurrier and blurrier until she could
no longer see at all. On Tuesday she found she couldn't hear. On
Wednesday her sense of taste went. On Thursday she lost her sense of
touch. Thankfully she could still smell just fine.
An MRI revealed a single brain tumor was probably producing all of
these deficits. What single part of the brain in involved in all of these
sensory processes?
● Hypothalamus. Answer: The brain part (located in the limbic system)
that wears many hats..
1. Communication between the central nervous system and the
endocrine system (via the pituitary gland)
2. Associated with hunger, thirst and sex
3. Concerned with body maintenance activities (like regulating body
temperature and sleep)
, When in doubt....
● Cerebellum (Balance, Coordination + Movement). Answer: Difficulty
typing smoothly on a key board or trouble balancing on your bike would
most likely result in damage to your...
Also involved with procedural memories (like riding bike or tying shoe).
● Occipital Lobe (Vision). Answer: One afternoon, Sophia (a painter)
tripped over a loose stone, while setting up her easel in a bustling park.
She fell backward and hit her head on the pavement.
A few days later, Sophia noticed something strange. Colors seemed to
blur, and shapes lost their definition. When she looked at her canvas,
familiar images appeared distorted, as if seen through a foggy lens.
What brain part might Sophia have damaged in her easel accident.
● Medulla (heartbeat and breathing). Answer: Jake, an avid mountain
biker, took a nasty fall on a mountain trail. He crashed into a large
boulder and hit his head hard. Jake experiences difficulty breathing as a
result of the biking accident.
What brain part might Jake have damaged?
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDIES
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
● Thalamus (sensory switchboard). Answer: Amy was having a really
bad week. On Monday her vision got blurrier and blurrier until she could
no longer see at all. On Tuesday she found she couldn't hear. On
Wednesday her sense of taste went. On Thursday she lost her sense of
touch. Thankfully she could still smell just fine.
An MRI revealed a single brain tumor was probably producing all of
these deficits. What single part of the brain in involved in all of these
sensory processes?
● Hypothalamus. Answer: The brain part (located in the limbic system)
that wears many hats..
1. Communication between the central nervous system and the
endocrine system (via the pituitary gland)
2. Associated with hunger, thirst and sex
3. Concerned with body maintenance activities (like regulating body
temperature and sleep)
, When in doubt....
● Cerebellum (Balance, Coordination + Movement). Answer: Difficulty
typing smoothly on a key board or trouble balancing on your bike would
most likely result in damage to your...
Also involved with procedural memories (like riding bike or tying shoe).
● Occipital Lobe (Vision). Answer: One afternoon, Sophia (a painter)
tripped over a loose stone, while setting up her easel in a bustling park.
She fell backward and hit her head on the pavement.
A few days later, Sophia noticed something strange. Colors seemed to
blur, and shapes lost their definition. When she looked at her canvas,
familiar images appeared distorted, as if seen through a foggy lens.
What brain part might Sophia have damaged in her easel accident.
● Medulla (heartbeat and breathing). Answer: Jake, an avid mountain
biker, took a nasty fall on a mountain trail. He crashed into a large
boulder and hit his head hard. Jake experiences difficulty breathing as a
result of the biking accident.
What brain part might Jake have damaged?
