PPN NU 664 Week 1-2 exam with |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
precise answers |!
Agnosia - Correct answer ✔the inability to recognize familiar objects.
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Apraxia - Correct answer ✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result
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of brain damage.
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aphasia - Correct answer ✔inability to speak
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amnesia - Correct answer ✔partial or total loss of memory
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frontal lobe - Correct answer ✔The lobe at the front of the brain associated with
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movement, speech, and impulsive behavior. |! |! |! |!
temporal lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing
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and language.
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Wernicke's area - Correct answer ✔language comprehension
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Broca's area - Correct answer ✔speech production
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parietal lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include
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processing information about touch. |! |! |!
occipital lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
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information
, cerebral cortex - Correct answer ✔the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that
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covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing
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center
corpus callosum - Correct answer ✔the large band of neural fibers connecting the two
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brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
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raphe nuclei - Correct answer ✔a group of nuclei located in the reticular formation of
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the medulla, pons, and midbrain, situated along the midline; contain serotonergic
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neurons
nucleus accumbens - Correct answer ✔structure located in the brainstem and part of the
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dopaminergic reward pathway; releases dopamine in response to many drugs contributing
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to addictive behavior
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occipital lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
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information
limbic system - Correct answer ✔neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala,
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and hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions
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and drives. |!
basal ganglia - Correct answer ✔a set of subcortical structures that directs intentional
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movements
cogwheel rigidity - Correct answer ✔A form of rigidity where resistance to movement
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has a phasic quality to it; often seen with Parkinson's disease.
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precise answers |!
Agnosia - Correct answer ✔the inability to recognize familiar objects.
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Apraxia - Correct answer ✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result
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of brain damage.
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aphasia - Correct answer ✔inability to speak
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amnesia - Correct answer ✔partial or total loss of memory
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frontal lobe - Correct answer ✔The lobe at the front of the brain associated with
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movement, speech, and impulsive behavior. |! |! |! |!
temporal lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing
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and language.
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Wernicke's area - Correct answer ✔language comprehension
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Broca's area - Correct answer ✔speech production
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parietal lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include
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processing information about touch. |! |! |!
occipital lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
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information
, cerebral cortex - Correct answer ✔the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
center
corpus callosum - Correct answer ✔the large band of neural fibers connecting the two
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
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raphe nuclei - Correct answer ✔a group of nuclei located in the reticular formation of
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
the medulla, pons, and midbrain, situated along the midline; contain serotonergic
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
neurons
nucleus accumbens - Correct answer ✔structure located in the brainstem and part of the
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dopaminergic reward pathway; releases dopamine in response to many drugs contributing
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to addictive behavior
|! |! |!
occipital lobe - Correct answer ✔A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
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information
limbic system - Correct answer ✔neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala,
|! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
and hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions
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and drives. |!
basal ganglia - Correct answer ✔a set of subcortical structures that directs intentional
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movements
cogwheel rigidity - Correct answer ✔A form of rigidity where resistance to movement
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has a phasic quality to it; often seen with Parkinson's disease.
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