USAHS NEUROSCIENCE EXAM 1 EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Broca's area - ANSWERS-Controls language expression - an
area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that
directs the muscle movements involved in speech.
Wernicke's area - ANSWERS-controls language reception - a
brain area involved in language comprehension and
expression; usually in the left temporal lobe.
gray matter
aphasia - ANSWERS-impairment of language, usually caused
by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing
speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
limbic system - ANSWERS-A doughnut-shaped system of
neural structures at the border of the brainstem and
, cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as
fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and
sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and
hypothalamus.
spinal cord tracts - ANSWERS-Located in the white matter of
the spinal cord (superficial to grey matter - opposite of
brain)
what are the three long tracts - ANSWERS-DCML
anterolateral aka spinothalamic
corticospinal
DCML - ANSWERS-Proprioception, Vibration, Tactile
Discrimination.
DCML and Spinithalamic are ascending tracts so you test for
sensation
spinothalamic tract - ANSWERS-pain, temperature, crude
touch
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Broca's area - ANSWERS-Controls language expression - an
area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that
directs the muscle movements involved in speech.
Wernicke's area - ANSWERS-controls language reception - a
brain area involved in language comprehension and
expression; usually in the left temporal lobe.
gray matter
aphasia - ANSWERS-impairment of language, usually caused
by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing
speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
limbic system - ANSWERS-A doughnut-shaped system of
neural structures at the border of the brainstem and
, cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as
fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and
sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and
hypothalamus.
spinal cord tracts - ANSWERS-Located in the white matter of
the spinal cord (superficial to grey matter - opposite of
brain)
what are the three long tracts - ANSWERS-DCML
anterolateral aka spinothalamic
corticospinal
DCML - ANSWERS-Proprioception, Vibration, Tactile
Discrimination.
DCML and Spinithalamic are ascending tracts so you test for
sensation
spinothalamic tract - ANSWERS-pain, temperature, crude
touch
