,NR 546 Midterm Exam: 100 Practice
Questions with Rationales
SECTION A: NEUROANATOMY AND
NEUROSCIENCE (Questions 1-25)
Q1: A patient recovering from a stroke
has trouble with speech comprehension
and works with a speech therapist twice
a week. Which part of the patient's
brain has been affected by the stroke?
A. Broca's area
B. Basal ganglia
C. Limbic system
D. Wernicke's area
,☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: D. Wernicke's
area
Rationale: Wernicke's area, located in
the superior temporal gyrus, is
responsible for language
comprehension. Damage to this area
results in receptive aphasia,
characterized by difficulty understanding
spoken or written language, though the
patient may still produce fluent speech
that is often nonsensical. Broca's area, in
contrast, is associated with speech
production—damage there causes
expressive aphasia where the patient
understands language but struggles to
produce it .
, Q2: The amygdala is associated with
anxiety and the perception of which
sense?
A. Vision
B. Hearing
C. Odors
D. Touch
☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: C. Odors
Rationale: The amygdala, a key structure
in the limbic system, plays a central role
in emotional regulation and fear
responses. All sensory input for smell
(odors) travels directly to the amygdala,
which explains how certain smells can
Questions with Rationales
SECTION A: NEUROANATOMY AND
NEUROSCIENCE (Questions 1-25)
Q1: A patient recovering from a stroke
has trouble with speech comprehension
and works with a speech therapist twice
a week. Which part of the patient's
brain has been affected by the stroke?
A. Broca's area
B. Basal ganglia
C. Limbic system
D. Wernicke's area
,☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: D. Wernicke's
area
Rationale: Wernicke's area, located in
the superior temporal gyrus, is
responsible for language
comprehension. Damage to this area
results in receptive aphasia,
characterized by difficulty understanding
spoken or written language, though the
patient may still produce fluent speech
that is often nonsensical. Broca's area, in
contrast, is associated with speech
production—damage there causes
expressive aphasia where the patient
understands language but struggles to
produce it .
, Q2: The amygdala is associated with
anxiety and the perception of which
sense?
A. Vision
B. Hearing
C. Odors
D. Touch
☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: C. Odors
Rationale: The amygdala, a key structure
in the limbic system, plays a central role
in emotional regulation and fear
responses. All sensory input for smell
(odors) travels directly to the amygdala,
which explains how certain smells can
