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This comprehensive CNS (Central Nervous System) Exam Review 2025/2026 features 100+ expertly verified questions and answers, designed for students studying brain structure, cognitive function, and neural behavior. The document presents detailed content in a Q&A format perfect for flashcard-style review and high retention. Ideal for learners in psychology, neuroscience, biology, and health sciences, this resource explores everything from neuronal development and localization of brain function to famous case studies like Phineas Gage and modern discoveries in split-brain research. Topics covered include: Brain Structure & Function: Lobes of the brain: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal Somatosensory and motor cortex functions Functions of thalamus, hypothalamus, pons, medulla, and cerebellum Limbic system: hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus Corpus callosum and brain hemispheres Neural Pathways & Development: Teen brain development, prefrontal cortex, synaptic pruning Role of glial cells and grey matter How neurons strengthen through use and analogy to muscle training Split-Brain & Cognitive Psychology: Case study: Joe and Gazzaniga’s split-brain experiments Language localization and visual field processing Effects of severed corpus callosum on perception and motor response Behavioral Neuroscience: Personality changes post-injury (Phineas Gage) Role of basal ganglia and association areas Psychological functions: memory, planning, abstract reasoning Sensory and Motor Processing: Sight, touch, hearing, voluntary/involuntary movements Brainstem and cerebellum in coordination and survival functions This document is ideal for: High school psychology or anatomy students AP Psychology and college-level neuroscience majors Pre-nursing and allied health programs covering CNS basics Learners preparing for quizzes, exams, or standardized tests Packed with illustrated answers and key terminology, this study resource ensures students gain a well-rounded and test-ready understanding of the central nervous system and brain behavior. Keywords: central nervous system, brain lobes, motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, corpus callosum, limbic system, split-brain research, teen brain development, Phineas Gage, hippocampus, cerebellum, neuroplasticity, glial cells, AP psychology review, neural pathways, brain function Q&A

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The teenagers brain (prefrontal cortex) may not be fully developed until

their - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mid-twenties


Synaptic pruning is a time where your brain starts to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lose

connections

Teenagers may ________ expressions causing them to react __________

- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔misinterpret; wrong


Teenagers are more likely to become addicted to drugs and alcohol. -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔true


Who is more likely to engage in high-risk behavior? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔teens


Is 1 neuron enough to do anything? What is needed to make our brains

function? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No, one neuron is not enough. We need

, hundreds of billions of neurons working together to allow our brains to

function.


What do neurons do when they struggle? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lean on each

other

What are some ways that our class could learn from the way neurons get

stronger? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The video says that like how you can lift weights

to strengthen your muscles, you can also strengthen your brain by using it.

So, school can help us make our neural pathways stronger. Another thing

we could likely do to make our neurons stronger would be to perform brain

exercises like crossword puzzles, word searches, sudoku puzzles, riddles,

etc. daily. Because we're teenagers, the pathways we use the most now

will grow to be the strongest in the future so it is critical for us to use the

pathways we want to strengthen now even more than at other ages.

Gall believed that a persons ......... was linked to their ........ morphology,

that its ...... and ridges indicated aspects of their ........ - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔personality; skull; bumps; character

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