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NEUROSCIENCE FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GOOD SCORE IS GUARANTEED, GRADE A+
Define Neuroscience - (answer)Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
Neuroscience is closely related to SLP'S - (answer)1. Neuronal organization of the
brain is the prerequisite for the acquisition of language and other higher mental
functions.
2. It provides the foundation for the study of the normal anatomy and physiology
of the brain which makes it possible for the clinician to identify disorders of the
brain.
3. It is critical to the treatment and understanding of communication disorders
across the spectrum of ages and disorders.
Toward the front of the brain - (answer)anterior
Toward the back of the brain - (answer)posterior
Toward the nose - (answer)rostral
Toward the top of the brain - (answer)dorsal
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Toward the abdomen * also the lower brain - (answer)ventral
Away from the body of reference - (answer)dorsal
Toward the bottom (coccyx) *also the back of brain - (answer)caudal
In the PNS _______fibers carry ________ information to the CNS -
(answer)afferent / sensory
____fibers carry _______information away from the CNS to the body -
(answer)efferent / motor
A groove/valley in the cerebral cortex - (answer)Sulcus / sulci
A convolution in the cerebrum - (answer)Gyrus / gyri
Two hemispheres of the brain are separated by - (answer)Longitudinal fissure
Sensory information that is processed locally in the spinal cord itself and not in
the brain is called ? - (answer)Reflexive motor activity
Higher cognitive activities are performed in what part of the brain ? -
(answer)Cerebral cortex
NEUROSCIENCE FOR SPEECH LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGY 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GOOD SCORE IS GUARANTEED, GRADE A+
Define Neuroscience - (answer)Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
Neuroscience is closely related to SLP'S - (answer)1. Neuronal organization of the
brain is the prerequisite for the acquisition of language and other higher mental
functions.
2. It provides the foundation for the study of the normal anatomy and physiology
of the brain which makes it possible for the clinician to identify disorders of the
brain.
3. It is critical to the treatment and understanding of communication disorders
across the spectrum of ages and disorders.
Toward the front of the brain - (answer)anterior
Toward the back of the brain - (answer)posterior
Toward the nose - (answer)rostral
Toward the top of the brain - (answer)dorsal
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Toward the abdomen * also the lower brain - (answer)ventral
Away from the body of reference - (answer)dorsal
Toward the bottom (coccyx) *also the back of brain - (answer)caudal
In the PNS _______fibers carry ________ information to the CNS -
(answer)afferent / sensory
____fibers carry _______information away from the CNS to the body -
(answer)efferent / motor
A groove/valley in the cerebral cortex - (answer)Sulcus / sulci
A convolution in the cerebrum - (answer)Gyrus / gyri
Two hemispheres of the brain are separated by - (answer)Longitudinal fissure
Sensory information that is processed locally in the spinal cord itself and not in
the brain is called ? - (answer)Reflexive motor activity
Higher cognitive activities are performed in what part of the brain ? -
(answer)Cerebral cortex
