NSCS 200 Exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER Communication or expression of thoughts in spoken
words
Language - CORRECT ANSWER Combination of words and their pronunciation that is
used and understood by a community
Levels of Motor Speech System - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Conceptual
2. Linguistic Planning
3. Motor Planning/Programming
Conceptual Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Thoughts and feelings
Prefrontal cortex and Limbic system
Conceptual Brain Regions - CORRECT ANSWER Prefrontal Cortex
Limbic System
Linguistic Planning Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Language content, form, and use
or semantics, and grammar
Linguistic Planning Brain Regiona - CORRECT ANSWER Angular Gyrus
Wernicke's area
Insular Cortex
Basal Ganglia
, Motor Planning/Programming Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Execution of sounds
Motor Planning/Programming Brain Regions - CORRECT ANSWER Basal Ganglia
Cerrebellum
Primary and Supplementary Motor Cortical Areas
Orofacial Region
Direct Motor Pathway Function - CORRECT ANSWER Voluntary motor movement of
contralateral limbs/speech muscles
Crosses over at the Medulla
Direct Motor Pathway Components - CORRECT ANSWER Primary Motor Cortex
(precentral gyrus)
Corticospinal Tracts
Corticobulbar Tracts
Corticospinal Tract - CORRECT ANSWER Bundles of axons that descend from the brain
to the spinal cord
Corticobulbar Tract - CORRECT ANSWER Bundles of axons that originate in the brain
stem and descend to the spinal cord
Indirect Motor Pathway Function - CORRECT ANSWER Posture
Muscle tone
Speech
Indirect Motor Pathway Components - CORRECT ANSWER Basal Ganglia
Cerebellar circuits
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER Communication or expression of thoughts in spoken
words
Language - CORRECT ANSWER Combination of words and their pronunciation that is
used and understood by a community
Levels of Motor Speech System - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Conceptual
2. Linguistic Planning
3. Motor Planning/Programming
Conceptual Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Thoughts and feelings
Prefrontal cortex and Limbic system
Conceptual Brain Regions - CORRECT ANSWER Prefrontal Cortex
Limbic System
Linguistic Planning Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Language content, form, and use
or semantics, and grammar
Linguistic Planning Brain Regiona - CORRECT ANSWER Angular Gyrus
Wernicke's area
Insular Cortex
Basal Ganglia
, Motor Planning/Programming Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Execution of sounds
Motor Planning/Programming Brain Regions - CORRECT ANSWER Basal Ganglia
Cerrebellum
Primary and Supplementary Motor Cortical Areas
Orofacial Region
Direct Motor Pathway Function - CORRECT ANSWER Voluntary motor movement of
contralateral limbs/speech muscles
Crosses over at the Medulla
Direct Motor Pathway Components - CORRECT ANSWER Primary Motor Cortex
(precentral gyrus)
Corticospinal Tracts
Corticobulbar Tracts
Corticospinal Tract - CORRECT ANSWER Bundles of axons that descend from the brain
to the spinal cord
Corticobulbar Tract - CORRECT ANSWER Bundles of axons that originate in the brain
stem and descend to the spinal cord
Indirect Motor Pathway Function - CORRECT ANSWER Posture
Muscle tone
Speech
Indirect Motor Pathway Components - CORRECT ANSWER Basal Ganglia
Cerebellar circuits
