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KIN 411 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
What kind of information does the parietal association cortex integrate and receive (4)? - Ans:✔✔-The
parietal association cortex integrates:
Visual;
Somatosensory;
Vestibular and;
Auditory inputs.
True or false: the parietal association cortex sends output to the motor association area - Ans:✔✔-True!
In the brain, which hemisphere is typically the non-dominant side? - Ans:✔✔-The right side is normally
the non-dominant side
The left side is normally the dominant side
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Even if left handed
True or false: primary and association areas are represented bilaterally, and perform specialized
functional tasks - Ans:✔✔-True! The primary and association areas are represented bilaterally and are
asymmetrical, performing functional specialization
What are some functions of the dominant hemisphere (5)? - Ans:✔✔-- Language
- **Skilled motor formulation (praxis)**
- Arithmetic: sequential and analytical calculating skills
- Musical ability: sequential and analytical skills in musicians
- Sense of direction: following a set of written directions in sequence
What are some functions of the non-dominant hemisphere (5)? - Ans:✔✔-- Prosody: emotion conveyed
by tone of voice
- **Visual spatial analysis & spatial attention**
- Arithmetic: ability to estimate quantity and to correctly line up columns of numbers on a page
- Musical ability
- Sense of direction: finding one's way by overall sense of spatial awareness
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What can occur if a lesion develops on the dominant hemisphere? - Ans:✔✔-Apraxia
What causes apraxia?
What is apraxia? - Ans:✔✔-- Apraxia is caused by damage to motor association areas, or parietal
association cortex of dominant hemisphere.
- Apraxia is the inability to perform complex sequence of movements
- Presented more during skilled movements that require you to use your environment (putting a key in a
lock)
How can you test for apraxia? - Ans:✔✔-Have patients perform skilled tasks, a sequence of tasks, or the
integration of tools (e.g. combing hair, eating with utensils, putting a key in a lock)
True or false: Apraxic patients can still perform basic strength or simple skilled movements - Ans:✔✔-
True! If primary motor cortex is still intact, they should be able to perform basic strength or simple
skilled movements
What area of the brain are visual-spatial analysis and spatial attention attributed to? - Ans:✔✔-They are
attributed to the parietal association cortex and/or the frontal association areas on the non-dominant
hemisphere
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Damage to right parietal or frontal association cortex causes what sensory problem? - Ans:✔✔-It causes
an inability to attend to sensory information on the contralateral side
True or false: contralateral neglect is relatively mild or undetectable when a patient has a right
hemisphere lesion - Ans:✔✔-False! Contralateral neglect is relatively mild or undetectable when a
patient has a LEFT hemisphere lesion
If you were to acquire a lesion on the non-dominant side of your brain, what would happen? - Ans:✔✔-
You would lose the ability to attend to sensory information on the left
What are the 4 types of hemi-neglect? - Ans:✔✔-1. Sensory neglect
2. Motor intentional neglect
3. Combinations of motor and sensory neglect
4. Conceptual neglect
What is sensory neglect? - Ans:✔✔-Patients lose the ability to attend to specific sensory information in
the contralateral hemi-space (e.g. visual neglect, auditory neglect, tactile neglect).
What is motor intentional neglect? - Ans:✔✔-Tasks which require prolonged attention will lead to "limb
neglect" on the left side (caused by an inability to stretch their attention to coordinate or maintain
movements)
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KIN 411 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
What kind of information does the parietal association cortex integrate and receive (4)? - Ans:✔✔-The
parietal association cortex integrates:
Visual;
Somatosensory;
Vestibular and;
Auditory inputs.
True or false: the parietal association cortex sends output to the motor association area - Ans:✔✔-True!
In the brain, which hemisphere is typically the non-dominant side? - Ans:✔✔-The right side is normally
the non-dominant side
The left side is normally the dominant side
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Even if left handed
True or false: primary and association areas are represented bilaterally, and perform specialized
functional tasks - Ans:✔✔-True! The primary and association areas are represented bilaterally and are
asymmetrical, performing functional specialization
What are some functions of the dominant hemisphere (5)? - Ans:✔✔-- Language
- **Skilled motor formulation (praxis)**
- Arithmetic: sequential and analytical calculating skills
- Musical ability: sequential and analytical skills in musicians
- Sense of direction: following a set of written directions in sequence
What are some functions of the non-dominant hemisphere (5)? - Ans:✔✔-- Prosody: emotion conveyed
by tone of voice
- **Visual spatial analysis & spatial attention**
- Arithmetic: ability to estimate quantity and to correctly line up columns of numbers on a page
- Musical ability
- Sense of direction: finding one's way by overall sense of spatial awareness
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What can occur if a lesion develops on the dominant hemisphere? - Ans:✔✔-Apraxia
What causes apraxia?
What is apraxia? - Ans:✔✔-- Apraxia is caused by damage to motor association areas, or parietal
association cortex of dominant hemisphere.
- Apraxia is the inability to perform complex sequence of movements
- Presented more during skilled movements that require you to use your environment (putting a key in a
lock)
How can you test for apraxia? - Ans:✔✔-Have patients perform skilled tasks, a sequence of tasks, or the
integration of tools (e.g. combing hair, eating with utensils, putting a key in a lock)
True or false: Apraxic patients can still perform basic strength or simple skilled movements - Ans:✔✔-
True! If primary motor cortex is still intact, they should be able to perform basic strength or simple
skilled movements
What area of the brain are visual-spatial analysis and spatial attention attributed to? - Ans:✔✔-They are
attributed to the parietal association cortex and/or the frontal association areas on the non-dominant
hemisphere
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Damage to right parietal or frontal association cortex causes what sensory problem? - Ans:✔✔-It causes
an inability to attend to sensory information on the contralateral side
True or false: contralateral neglect is relatively mild or undetectable when a patient has a right
hemisphere lesion - Ans:✔✔-False! Contralateral neglect is relatively mild or undetectable when a
patient has a LEFT hemisphere lesion
If you were to acquire a lesion on the non-dominant side of your brain, what would happen? - Ans:✔✔-
You would lose the ability to attend to sensory information on the left
What are the 4 types of hemi-neglect? - Ans:✔✔-1. Sensory neglect
2. Motor intentional neglect
3. Combinations of motor and sensory neglect
4. Conceptual neglect
What is sensory neglect? - Ans:✔✔-Patients lose the ability to attend to specific sensory information in
the contralateral hemi-space (e.g. visual neglect, auditory neglect, tactile neglect).
What is motor intentional neglect? - Ans:✔✔-Tasks which require prolonged attention will lead to "limb
neglect" on the left side (caused by an inability to stretch their attention to coordinate or maintain
movements)
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