MoCA Subtests and Constructs 2025 Complete Cognitive Assessment Study Guide and Domain Breakdown Notes

MoCA Subtests and Constructs 2025 Complete Cognitive Assessment Study Guide and Domain
Breakdown Notes



Purpose - correct answer ✔✔a rapid screening tool to detect mild cognitive dysfunction. It
assess cognitive domains such as attention and concentration, executive functions, memory,
language, vasoconstriction skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation



Time to administer - correct answer ✔✔10 mins



Instructions - correct answer ✔✔may be repeated only one time



Alternating trail making - correct answer ✔✔Assesses: executive function

Brain area: frontal lobe



Visuoconstructional skills (cube drawing) - correct answer ✔✔Assesses: visuospatial skills and
executive function

Brain area: right parietal lobe and frontal lobe

Score:

- 3D

- all lines drawn

- all lines meet with little or not space

-no line is added

- lines are relatively parallel and their length is similar

- orientation in space must be preserved



Visuoconstructional skills (clock) - correct answer ✔✔Assesses: visuospatial skills and executive
function

Brain area: right parietal lobe and frontal lobe