WGU D574 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OA FINAL
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Which cortex coordinates movement sequences?.
Answer: Supplementary motor cortex
• Which brain structure relays sensory information?.
Answer: Thalamus
• Which glial cells remove dead or damaged neurons?.
Answer: Microglia
• Which condition involves gradual damage to the basal ganglia and cortex?.
Answer: Huntington's disease
• Which hormone is elevated during chronic stress?.
Answer: Cortisol
• Which disorder involves persistent low mood?.
Answer: Major depressive disorder
• Which neurotransmitter enables muscle contraction?.
Answer: Acetylcholine
• Which neurotransmitter is associated with reward and movement?.
Answer: Dopamine
• What system conveys messages between the central nervous system and
peripheral muscles or sense organs?.
Answer: Somatic nervous system
• What is the system that promotes sexual arousal as part of the autonomic
nervous system?.
Answer: Parasympathetic nervous system
• How does exercise affect cognitive function?.
, Answer: It enhances cognition via neurogenesis and blood flow
• Which structure insulates axons to speed signal transmission?.
Answer: Myelin sheath
• What is the condition of the brain that is marked by a progressive loss of
brain cells?.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease
• Which imaging method records electrical activity?.
Answer: EEG
• Which structure releases neurotransmitters into the synapse?.
Answer: Presynaptic terminal
• What explains reduced response to constant stimulation?.
Answer: Sensory adaptation
• Which disorder of the spinal cord refers to a loss of voluntary movement in
one part of the body?.
Answer: Paralysis
• Which disorder is associated with temporal lobe atrophy?.
Answer: Semantic dementia
• What is an action potential?.
Answer: A rapid electrical signal traveling down the axon
• Which visual cortex cell has the smallest receptive field?.
Answer: Simple cell
• Which activity is more dominantly associated with the right hemisphere of
the brain?.
Answer: Interpreting emotional expressions.
• Which area of the cerebral cortex receives information about the target of a
movement and the body's current position and posture?.
Answer: Premotor cortex
• Which statement describes a result of substance addictions?.
, Answer: Dopamine release declines over time.
• Which visual receptors are abundant in the periphery of the retina?.
Answer: Rods
• Which lobe processes touch and spatial awareness?.
Answer: Parietal lobe
• Which part of the neuron contains ribosomes and integrates signals?.
Answer: Soma
• What is a characteristic of foveal vision?.
Answer: It distinguishes among bright lights
• Which glial cells form myelin in the CNS?.
Answer: Oligodendrocytes
• Which term refers to the type of memory that is associated with recalling
dates and word definitions?.
Answer: Semantic
• Which structure produces energy for the cell?.
Answer: Mitochondria
• Which disorder of the spinal cord refers to a loss of voluntary movement in
one part of the body?.
Answer: Paralysis
• Which receptors are found anywhere on the skin?.
Answer: Free nerve endings
• Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye?.
Answer: Light passes from receptors to bipolar and horizontal cells, then to
amacrine and ganglion cells, and then to the optic nerve.
• What are the glial cells that guide neuron migration during embryological
development?.
Answer: Radial glia
• Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye?.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Which cortex coordinates movement sequences?.
Answer: Supplementary motor cortex
• Which brain structure relays sensory information?.
Answer: Thalamus
• Which glial cells remove dead or damaged neurons?.
Answer: Microglia
• Which condition involves gradual damage to the basal ganglia and cortex?.
Answer: Huntington's disease
• Which hormone is elevated during chronic stress?.
Answer: Cortisol
• Which disorder involves persistent low mood?.
Answer: Major depressive disorder
• Which neurotransmitter enables muscle contraction?.
Answer: Acetylcholine
• Which neurotransmitter is associated with reward and movement?.
Answer: Dopamine
• What system conveys messages between the central nervous system and
peripheral muscles or sense organs?.
Answer: Somatic nervous system
• What is the system that promotes sexual arousal as part of the autonomic
nervous system?.
Answer: Parasympathetic nervous system
• How does exercise affect cognitive function?.
, Answer: It enhances cognition via neurogenesis and blood flow
• Which structure insulates axons to speed signal transmission?.
Answer: Myelin sheath
• What is the condition of the brain that is marked by a progressive loss of
brain cells?.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease
• Which imaging method records electrical activity?.
Answer: EEG
• Which structure releases neurotransmitters into the synapse?.
Answer: Presynaptic terminal
• What explains reduced response to constant stimulation?.
Answer: Sensory adaptation
• Which disorder of the spinal cord refers to a loss of voluntary movement in
one part of the body?.
Answer: Paralysis
• Which disorder is associated with temporal lobe atrophy?.
Answer: Semantic dementia
• What is an action potential?.
Answer: A rapid electrical signal traveling down the axon
• Which visual cortex cell has the smallest receptive field?.
Answer: Simple cell
• Which activity is more dominantly associated with the right hemisphere of
the brain?.
Answer: Interpreting emotional expressions.
• Which area of the cerebral cortex receives information about the target of a
movement and the body's current position and posture?.
Answer: Premotor cortex
• Which statement describes a result of substance addictions?.
, Answer: Dopamine release declines over time.
• Which visual receptors are abundant in the periphery of the retina?.
Answer: Rods
• Which lobe processes touch and spatial awareness?.
Answer: Parietal lobe
• Which part of the neuron contains ribosomes and integrates signals?.
Answer: Soma
• What is a characteristic of foveal vision?.
Answer: It distinguishes among bright lights
• Which glial cells form myelin in the CNS?.
Answer: Oligodendrocytes
• Which term refers to the type of memory that is associated with recalling
dates and word definitions?.
Answer: Semantic
• Which structure produces energy for the cell?.
Answer: Mitochondria
• Which disorder of the spinal cord refers to a loss of voluntary movement in
one part of the body?.
Answer: Paralysis
• Which receptors are found anywhere on the skin?.
Answer: Free nerve endings
• Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye?.
Answer: Light passes from receptors to bipolar and horizontal cells, then to
amacrine and ganglion cells, and then to the optic nerve.
• What are the glial cells that guide neuron migration during embryological
development?.
Answer: Radial glia
• Which route describes the correct path of light through the eye?.
