Neuropsychology and Brain
Functions Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Neuropsychologists Correct Answer: Explore brain-behavior relationships
Lesions Correct Answer: Precise brain tissue destruction for study
CT Scan Correct Answer: Uses X-rays for brain structure imaging
MRI Correct Answer: Detailed brain imaging using magnetic field
EEG Correct Answer: Traces brain activity via electrodes on scalp
PET Scan Correct Answer: Shows brain activity with radioactive glucose
CNS Correct Answer: Brain and spinal cord
PNS Correct Answer: Nervous system outside brain and spinal cord
ANS Correct Answer: Controls involuntary muscle functions
Sympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer: Prepares body for 'fight or flight'
response
Parasympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer: Calms body after stress
response
Somatic Nervous System Correct Answer: Controls voluntary muscle movements
Spinal Cord Correct Answer: Central nervous system below medulla
, Brain Sections Correct Answer: Reptilian, old mammalian, new mammalian
Convolutions Correct Answer: Folding of cerebral cortex for more surface area
Contralaterality Correct Answer: Opposite brain-body control
Medulla Oblongata Correct Answer: Regulates heart, breathing, digestion
Pons Correct Answer: Critical for arousal and wakefulness
Cerebellum Correct Answer: Controls posture and movement
Thalamus Correct Answer: Relays sensory information to cerebral cortex
Hypothalamus Correct Answer: Controls various bodily functions and hormones
Amygdala Correct Answer: Influences emotions like fear and aggression
Hippocampus Correct Answer: Enables formation of long-term memories
Cerebral Cortex Correct Answer: Center for higher mental functions
Association Areas Correct Answer: Involved in thinking, planning, and
communication
Neuron Correct Answer: Basic unit of nervous system structure and function
Acetylcholine (ACh) Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter for muscle contraction,
heart regulation, memory, and brain-spinal cord messages; linked to Alzheimer's
disease.
Dopamine Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter impacting hormones, alertness,
attention, and movement; deficiency relates to Parkinson's, excess to
schizophrenia.
Functions Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Neuropsychologists Correct Answer: Explore brain-behavior relationships
Lesions Correct Answer: Precise brain tissue destruction for study
CT Scan Correct Answer: Uses X-rays for brain structure imaging
MRI Correct Answer: Detailed brain imaging using magnetic field
EEG Correct Answer: Traces brain activity via electrodes on scalp
PET Scan Correct Answer: Shows brain activity with radioactive glucose
CNS Correct Answer: Brain and spinal cord
PNS Correct Answer: Nervous system outside brain and spinal cord
ANS Correct Answer: Controls involuntary muscle functions
Sympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer: Prepares body for 'fight or flight'
response
Parasympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer: Calms body after stress
response
Somatic Nervous System Correct Answer: Controls voluntary muscle movements
Spinal Cord Correct Answer: Central nervous system below medulla
, Brain Sections Correct Answer: Reptilian, old mammalian, new mammalian
Convolutions Correct Answer: Folding of cerebral cortex for more surface area
Contralaterality Correct Answer: Opposite brain-body control
Medulla Oblongata Correct Answer: Regulates heart, breathing, digestion
Pons Correct Answer: Critical for arousal and wakefulness
Cerebellum Correct Answer: Controls posture and movement
Thalamus Correct Answer: Relays sensory information to cerebral cortex
Hypothalamus Correct Answer: Controls various bodily functions and hormones
Amygdala Correct Answer: Influences emotions like fear and aggression
Hippocampus Correct Answer: Enables formation of long-term memories
Cerebral Cortex Correct Answer: Center for higher mental functions
Association Areas Correct Answer: Involved in thinking, planning, and
communication
Neuron Correct Answer: Basic unit of nervous system structure and function
Acetylcholine (ACh) Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter for muscle contraction,
heart regulation, memory, and brain-spinal cord messages; linked to Alzheimer's
disease.
Dopamine Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter impacting hormones, alertness,
attention, and movement; deficiency relates to Parkinson's, excess to
schizophrenia.
