Exam 1 - Fundamentals of Human
Neuropsychology
What are tracts? - correct answer bundles of axons in the CNS
What are nerves? - correct answer bundles of axons in the PNS
What are nuclei? - correct answer clusters of cell bodies in the CNS
What are ganglia? - correct answer clusters of cell bodies in the PNS
What is a hematoma? - correct answer A blood clot within the brain
What is an infarct? - correct answer An area of dead brain matter
What is atrophy? - correct answer Neuronal loss, characterized by shriveled, shrunken cortex and white
matter
What is diffuse brain damage? - correct answer Damage that affects many areas of the brain (eg,
dementia)
What are radial glia? - correct answer Specialized type of astrocyte that guides migration of neurons
during embryonic development
What is pia mater? - correct answer The innermost protective membrane of the CNS
What are tight junctions? - correct answer Cells of blood vessel walls are tightly packed to protect
blood/brain barrier. Don't permit the passage of proteins and other large molecules, but fat soluble
proteins (like sex hormones) can get through.
What is dura mater? - correct answer The outermost protective membrane of the CNS
, Exam 1 - Fundamentals of Human
Neuropsychology
What is a lesion? - correct answer A general term to for any area of damage in the brain
What is arachnoid mater? - correct answer The middle protective layer of the CNS
What are microglia? - correct answer Small "scavenger" glia cells that get rid of waste
What are afferent nerves? - correct answer Carry information TO CNS (from ANS, internal organs)
What are efferent nerves? - correct answer Carry information FROM CNS (to internal organs, or from
motor to skeletal neurons)
What is the primary function of the amygdala? - correct answer Center for fear, anxiety, aggression
What is the primary function of the hypothalamus? - correct answer Connected to hormones (ANS,
endocrine system), 4 Fs, connected to pituitary gland
What is the primary function of the medulla? - correct answer Controls vital functions, like respiration
What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex? - correct answer Complex thought, processing,
cognition
What is the primary function of the cerebellum? - correct answer Motor functions (coordinated
movement), plays role in cognition
What is the primary role of the hippocampus? - correct answer Memory and learning
How do the prefixes "a" and "dys" differ? - correct answer A = absent, Dys = dysfunctional
What does "graphia" mean? - correct answer To write
Neuropsychology
What are tracts? - correct answer bundles of axons in the CNS
What are nerves? - correct answer bundles of axons in the PNS
What are nuclei? - correct answer clusters of cell bodies in the CNS
What are ganglia? - correct answer clusters of cell bodies in the PNS
What is a hematoma? - correct answer A blood clot within the brain
What is an infarct? - correct answer An area of dead brain matter
What is atrophy? - correct answer Neuronal loss, characterized by shriveled, shrunken cortex and white
matter
What is diffuse brain damage? - correct answer Damage that affects many areas of the brain (eg,
dementia)
What are radial glia? - correct answer Specialized type of astrocyte that guides migration of neurons
during embryonic development
What is pia mater? - correct answer The innermost protective membrane of the CNS
What are tight junctions? - correct answer Cells of blood vessel walls are tightly packed to protect
blood/brain barrier. Don't permit the passage of proteins and other large molecules, but fat soluble
proteins (like sex hormones) can get through.
What is dura mater? - correct answer The outermost protective membrane of the CNS
, Exam 1 - Fundamentals of Human
Neuropsychology
What is a lesion? - correct answer A general term to for any area of damage in the brain
What is arachnoid mater? - correct answer The middle protective layer of the CNS
What are microglia? - correct answer Small "scavenger" glia cells that get rid of waste
What are afferent nerves? - correct answer Carry information TO CNS (from ANS, internal organs)
What are efferent nerves? - correct answer Carry information FROM CNS (to internal organs, or from
motor to skeletal neurons)
What is the primary function of the amygdala? - correct answer Center for fear, anxiety, aggression
What is the primary function of the hypothalamus? - correct answer Connected to hormones (ANS,
endocrine system), 4 Fs, connected to pituitary gland
What is the primary function of the medulla? - correct answer Controls vital functions, like respiration
What is the primary function of the prefrontal cortex? - correct answer Complex thought, processing,
cognition
What is the primary function of the cerebellum? - correct answer Motor functions (coordinated
movement), plays role in cognition
What is the primary role of the hippocampus? - correct answer Memory and learning
How do the prefixes "a" and "dys" differ? - correct answer A = absent, Dys = dysfunctional
What does "graphia" mean? - correct answer To write
