SCRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM VERSION AND A
STUDY GUIDE
cerebral cortex - ANSWER>>Gray matter on the outermost section of cerebrum
and cerebellum that is composed of neuronal cell bodies
Frontal lobe - ANSWER>>Contains motor cortex and neuronal networks for
behavior and behavioral expression
Parietal lobe - ANSWER>>Houses cortex for sensation, optic sensory input,
language centers (wernicke's & broca's)
Wernicke's area - ANSWER>>Tempoparietal junction responsible for language
Broca's area - ANSWER>>Frontal lobe responsible for speech
Where is the language network located? - ANSWER>>Left side
Occipital lobe - ANSWER>>Posterior on top of tentorium, responsible for vision
Temporal lobe - ANSWER>>Responsible for coding visual memory and processing
auditory and visual sensory input and language comprehension
Basal ganglia - ANSWER>>Group of nuclei serving as coordinating center for
muscle movement. Composed of striatum (caudate nucleus & putamen) which
transmits input from cerebral cortex to internal capsule. Also includes globus
pallidus which controls voluntary muscle movement
, limbic system - ANSWER>>Group of nuclei and cortical structures that encode
memory and regulate autonomic nervous system and endocrine function.
Includes hypothalamus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, hippocampus.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER>>Coordinates autonomic and endocrine function and
participates in visual pathway. Controls temp, circadian rhythm, water
(osmolality).
Amygdala - ANSWER>>Manages stress, rage, anxiety. Center for memory and
emotion.
Cingulate gyrus - ANSWER>>Receives input from thalamus and neocortex to
develop emotions and encode memory
Hippocampus - ANSWER>>Center for memory and learning (short term),
regulates corticosteroid production, establishes spatial relations in environment
Diencephalon - ANSWER>>Located between brainstem and cerebellum.
Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary and pineal glands.
Thalamus - ANSWER>>Sensory pathways. Anterior nuclei, medial nuclei,
ventrolateral nuclei, dorsal nuclei.
Pituitary gland - ANSWER>>Below hypothalamus inside sella turcica. Anterior lobe
produces hormones, posterior lobe releases hormones.
Pineal gland - ANSWER>>Located in epithalamus. Produces serotonin and
melatonin, contributes to circadian rhythm. Prone to calcification.
Cerebellum - ANSWER>>Movement, balance, coordination. Involuntary. Gray and
white matter. Emotion and motor learning.
Brain stem - ANSWER>>Midbrain, pons, medulla.
CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM VERSION AND A
STUDY GUIDE
cerebral cortex - ANSWER>>Gray matter on the outermost section of cerebrum
and cerebellum that is composed of neuronal cell bodies
Frontal lobe - ANSWER>>Contains motor cortex and neuronal networks for
behavior and behavioral expression
Parietal lobe - ANSWER>>Houses cortex for sensation, optic sensory input,
language centers (wernicke's & broca's)
Wernicke's area - ANSWER>>Tempoparietal junction responsible for language
Broca's area - ANSWER>>Frontal lobe responsible for speech
Where is the language network located? - ANSWER>>Left side
Occipital lobe - ANSWER>>Posterior on top of tentorium, responsible for vision
Temporal lobe - ANSWER>>Responsible for coding visual memory and processing
auditory and visual sensory input and language comprehension
Basal ganglia - ANSWER>>Group of nuclei serving as coordinating center for
muscle movement. Composed of striatum (caudate nucleus & putamen) which
transmits input from cerebral cortex to internal capsule. Also includes globus
pallidus which controls voluntary muscle movement
, limbic system - ANSWER>>Group of nuclei and cortical structures that encode
memory and regulate autonomic nervous system and endocrine function.
Includes hypothalamus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, hippocampus.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER>>Coordinates autonomic and endocrine function and
participates in visual pathway. Controls temp, circadian rhythm, water
(osmolality).
Amygdala - ANSWER>>Manages stress, rage, anxiety. Center for memory and
emotion.
Cingulate gyrus - ANSWER>>Receives input from thalamus and neocortex to
develop emotions and encode memory
Hippocampus - ANSWER>>Center for memory and learning (short term),
regulates corticosteroid production, establishes spatial relations in environment
Diencephalon - ANSWER>>Located between brainstem and cerebellum.
Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary and pineal glands.
Thalamus - ANSWER>>Sensory pathways. Anterior nuclei, medial nuclei,
ventrolateral nuclei, dorsal nuclei.
Pituitary gland - ANSWER>>Below hypothalamus inside sella turcica. Anterior lobe
produces hormones, posterior lobe releases hormones.
Pineal gland - ANSWER>>Located in epithalamus. Produces serotonin and
melatonin, contributes to circadian rhythm. Prone to calcification.
Cerebellum - ANSWER>>Movement, balance, coordination. Involuntary. Gray and
white matter. Emotion and motor learning.
Brain stem - ANSWER>>Midbrain, pons, medulla.
