NSC 832 Neurological System Questions and Correct Answers
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Neurons - CORRECT ANSWER -Nerve cells
Axons - CORRECT ANSWER -Long fibers that transmit nerve impulses
What forms the cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -gray matter
White matter - CORRECT ANSWER -myelinated axons —> myelin sheath improves nerve
conduction —> want children under 2 to have cholesterol because this forms the myelin sheath
Motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls
voluntary movements
Sensory cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and
processes body touch and movement sensations (tactile sensory information)
Function of the frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -higher level thought and reasoning.
working memory, paying attention, solving problems, planning, motor function, language, social
and sexual behavior, judgement
Function of parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -somatic sensation; sense of touch and limb
position; spatial and visual processing attentional processes (how we know what to pay attention
to)
Function of temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -Contains hippocampus and amygdala —
memory; functions: interprets language, social cues, emotions, facial recognition; semantic
processing (what words we use and what do they mean)
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Neurons - CORRECT ANSWER -Nerve cells
Axons - CORRECT ANSWER -Long fibers that transmit nerve impulses
What forms the cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -gray matter
White matter - CORRECT ANSWER -myelinated axons —> myelin sheath improves nerve
conduction —> want children under 2 to have cholesterol because this forms the myelin sheath
Motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls
voluntary movements
Sensory cortex - CORRECT ANSWER -area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and
processes body touch and movement sensations (tactile sensory information)
Function of the frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -higher level thought and reasoning.
working memory, paying attention, solving problems, planning, motor function, language, social
and sexual behavior, judgement
Function of parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -somatic sensation; sense of touch and limb
position; spatial and visual processing attentional processes (how we know what to pay attention
to)
Function of temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER -Contains hippocampus and amygdala —
memory; functions: interprets language, social cues, emotions, facial recognition; semantic
processing (what words we use and what do they mean)
