USAHS NEUROSCIENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

USAHS NEUROSCIENCE ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026


◉ the limbic system contains of 2 gyri including ____ and _____.
Answer: cingulate and parahipocampal


◉ the function of homeostasis in the limbic system is what. Answer:
autonomic and neuroendocrine control


◉ the key structure associated with homeostasis within the limbic
system is called what. Answer: hypothalamus


◉ the key structure associated with olfaction within the limbic system is
called what. Answer: olfactory cortex


◉ the key structure associated within memory within the limbic system
is called what. Answer: hippocampal formation (camp making memory)


◉ the key structure associated with emotion/drive within the limbic
system is called what. Answer: amigdula ( i love ya)

, *amy was emotional


◉ what are the specific components of the limbic system. Answer:
Orbitofrontal lobe
Inferior Temporal Lobe
Septal Nuclei
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Periaquaductal gray


◉ what kind of lesions occur within the orbital frontal lobe. Answer:
blunted affect *typical with TBI after an MVA
minimal emotional response to pain
impulsivity
decreased motivational drive


◉ the septal nuclei is involved wit ____ and is responsible for _____.
Answer: pleasure center


desire to drink, eat, reproduce (etc) and modulate memory


◉ what kind of lesions occur within the septal nuclei. Answer: aneroxia
nervosa