HSCO 502 TESTS 1 2 AND 3 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Afferent. Answer: TOWARD the brain
◉ Efferent. Answer: AWAY from the brain
◉ CNS is encased in. Answer: bone and meninges
◉ Job of the brainstem. Answer: regulates involuntary reactions
◉ Job of the central nervous system. Answer: monitors the body's
state by exchanging information from senses/organs to other
organs/muscles
◉ Reticular formation. Answer: integrates sensory inputs and either
inhibits or facilitates sensory transmission
◉ Thalamus. Answer: in the brainstem; relays incoming sensory
information to the brain and prepares the brain to receive the input
, ◉ Cerebellum is also know as. Answer: the little brain
◉ What is the cerebellum responsible for?. Answer: fine and
complex motor skills, maintaining muscles, language processing
◉ Executive function. Answer: ability to manage several cognitive
tasks to reach a particular goal
◉ Working memory. Answer: critical for storage and manipulation of
information
◉ Working memory is connected to STM or LTM?. Answer: STM
◉ Cerebrum. Answer: covered with white fibrous tract, made mostly
of nerve cell bodies
◉ Association fibers. Answer: run between different areas of the
hemisphere
◉ Projection fibers. Answer: connect cortex to brainstem and below
◉ Transverse fibers. Answer: communicate across the hemispheres
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Afferent. Answer: TOWARD the brain
◉ Efferent. Answer: AWAY from the brain
◉ CNS is encased in. Answer: bone and meninges
◉ Job of the brainstem. Answer: regulates involuntary reactions
◉ Job of the central nervous system. Answer: monitors the body's
state by exchanging information from senses/organs to other
organs/muscles
◉ Reticular formation. Answer: integrates sensory inputs and either
inhibits or facilitates sensory transmission
◉ Thalamus. Answer: in the brainstem; relays incoming sensory
information to the brain and prepares the brain to receive the input
, ◉ Cerebellum is also know as. Answer: the little brain
◉ What is the cerebellum responsible for?. Answer: fine and
complex motor skills, maintaining muscles, language processing
◉ Executive function. Answer: ability to manage several cognitive
tasks to reach a particular goal
◉ Working memory. Answer: critical for storage and manipulation of
information
◉ Working memory is connected to STM or LTM?. Answer: STM
◉ Cerebrum. Answer: covered with white fibrous tract, made mostly
of nerve cell bodies
◉ Association fibers. Answer: run between different areas of the
hemisphere
◉ Projection fibers. Answer: connect cortex to brainstem and below
◉ Transverse fibers. Answer: communicate across the hemispheres
