SLP PRAXIS: Neuroanatomy Questions
and Answers Latest Version Graded A+
Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for expressive language production?
✔✔ Frontal lobe
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for coordinating voluntary muscle movements and
balance?
✔✔ Cerebellum
Which cranial nerve is most involved in tongue movement?
✔✔ Hypoglossal nerve
Which brain structure regulates vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
✔✔ Medulla oblongata
Damage to which area of the brain is most associated with non-fluent aphasia?
✔✔ Broca’s area
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,Which hemisphere of the brain is typically dominant for language in right-handed individuals?
✔✔ Left hemisphere
What neural structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?
✔✔ Corpus callosum
Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance?
✔✔ Vestibulocochlear nerve
Which part of the brain is involved in understanding spoken and written language?
✔✔ Wernicke’s area
Which cranial nerve controls the muscles of the face for expressions?
✔✔ Facial nerve
What part of the brain acts as a relay station for sensory information (except smell)?
✔✔ Thalamus
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, Which cranial nerve is involved in vocal fold movement and swallowing?
✔✔ Vagus nerve
What structure in the brainstem coordinates swallowing reflexes?
✔✔ Nucleus tractus solitarius
What is the main role of the basal ganglia in speech production?
✔✔ Regulating motor control and initiating movement
Which brain area is involved in the planning and sequencing of motor speech movements?
✔✔ Supplementary motor area
Which part of the limbic system is critical for emotional memory and learning?
✔✔ Hippocampus
What is the protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
✔✔ Meninges
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and Answers Latest Version Graded A+
Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for expressive language production?
✔✔ Frontal lobe
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for coordinating voluntary muscle movements and
balance?
✔✔ Cerebellum
Which cranial nerve is most involved in tongue movement?
✔✔ Hypoglossal nerve
Which brain structure regulates vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
✔✔ Medulla oblongata
Damage to which area of the brain is most associated with non-fluent aphasia?
✔✔ Broca’s area
1
,Which hemisphere of the brain is typically dominant for language in right-handed individuals?
✔✔ Left hemisphere
What neural structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?
✔✔ Corpus callosum
Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and balance?
✔✔ Vestibulocochlear nerve
Which part of the brain is involved in understanding spoken and written language?
✔✔ Wernicke’s area
Which cranial nerve controls the muscles of the face for expressions?
✔✔ Facial nerve
What part of the brain acts as a relay station for sensory information (except smell)?
✔✔ Thalamus
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, Which cranial nerve is involved in vocal fold movement and swallowing?
✔✔ Vagus nerve
What structure in the brainstem coordinates swallowing reflexes?
✔✔ Nucleus tractus solitarius
What is the main role of the basal ganglia in speech production?
✔✔ Regulating motor control and initiating movement
Which brain area is involved in the planning and sequencing of motor speech movements?
✔✔ Supplementary motor area
Which part of the limbic system is critical for emotional memory and learning?
✔✔ Hippocampus
What is the protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
✔✔ Meninges
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