NEUROBIOLOGY OF THE BRAIN EXAM
SCRIPT UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Contralateral control
Answer: Each hemisphere mainly controls/senses the opposite side of
the body.
●● Hierarchical organization
Answer: Simple sensory/motor processing progresses to complex
integration.
●● Parallel processing
Answer: Multiple pathways process information simultaneously.
●● Neuroplasticity
Answer: The brain can reorganize after injury or learning.
●● CNS
Answer: Brain + spinal cord.
●● PNS
, Answer: Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia.
●● CNS myelin
Answer: Oligodendrocytes.
●● PNS myelin
Answer: Schwann cells.
●● Nuclei vs ganglia
Answer: Clusters of neuron cell bodies: nuclei (CNS) vs ganglia (PNS).
●● Tracts vs nerves
Answer: Bundles of axons: tracts (CNS) vs nerves (PNS).
●● Frontal lobe
Answer: Motor control, executive function, speech production.
●● Parietal lobe
Answer: Somatosensory processing, spatial awareness.
●● Temporal lobe
Answer: Hearing, memory, language comprehension.
SCRIPT UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Contralateral control
Answer: Each hemisphere mainly controls/senses the opposite side of
the body.
●● Hierarchical organization
Answer: Simple sensory/motor processing progresses to complex
integration.
●● Parallel processing
Answer: Multiple pathways process information simultaneously.
●● Neuroplasticity
Answer: The brain can reorganize after injury or learning.
●● CNS
Answer: Brain + spinal cord.
●● PNS
, Answer: Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia.
●● CNS myelin
Answer: Oligodendrocytes.
●● PNS myelin
Answer: Schwann cells.
●● Nuclei vs ganglia
Answer: Clusters of neuron cell bodies: nuclei (CNS) vs ganglia (PNS).
●● Tracts vs nerves
Answer: Bundles of axons: tracts (CNS) vs nerves (PNS).
●● Frontal lobe
Answer: Motor control, executive function, speech production.
●● Parietal lobe
Answer: Somatosensory processing, spatial awareness.
●● Temporal lobe
Answer: Hearing, memory, language comprehension.