Neuropsychology - Exam 3 (Rutgers)
Questions With Correct Answers
Which side of the brain has the longer Sylvian fissure? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Left Hemisphere |
Which side of the brain has the steeper Sylvian fissure? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere |
Which side of the brain has the larger inferior posterior parietal lobe
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area? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere
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Which side of the brain has a larger planum temporale? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Left hemisphere; posterior region of the temporal lobe,
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includes Wernicke's Area)
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Which side of the brain has a larger Heschl's gyrus (or gyri)? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere; gyri because the Heschl's gyrus doubles
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What is the Wada test for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To determine how
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one hemisphere of the brain is functioning and what functions are
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,performed in each hemisphere (also what the functions are in pre-
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neurosurgery patients) |
What is the principle behind the Wada test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Anesthetize one hemisphere and see what the other does
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What is the first step of the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A drug is infused into the left or right carotid artery
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What happens second in the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Activity in injected hemisphere is suppressed temporarily | | | | | |
What happens third in the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Testing is performed on the functioning hemisphere | | | | | | |
during the recovery period from anesthetic
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What is the typical result at the end of the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Left hemisphere is dominant for language | | | | |
What is the corpus callosum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dense, fan-like
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collection of axons that connect the two cerebral hemispheres
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,What is the commisurotomy of the corpus callosum? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Surgery that involves cutting/splitting/transection to limit | | | | | |
convulsive activity (many never have another major convulsion)
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What is the function of the corpus callosum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Allow the hemispheres of the brain to share information and
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communicate
How can the hemispheres in a typically lateralized patient with
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commisurotomy of the corpus callosum respond to questions? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Left Hemisphere = tell what was seen or heard
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Right Hemisphere = Show what it has seen or heard
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Left = stronger for speech/language but right UNDERSTANDS language
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What did people that are right-eye dominant see during the experiment
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in class when they closed their LEFT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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blue circle
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What did people that are left-eye dominant see during the experiment
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in class when they closed their RIGHT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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blue circle
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, What did people that are right-eye dominant see during the experiment
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in class when they closed their RIGHT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Nothing, the blue circle "jumped away"
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What did people that are left-eye dominant see during the experiment
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when they closed their LEFT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nothing, the
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blue circle "jumped away"
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What was an interesting finding with respect to eyedness during the
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class experiment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Majority have the same
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eye/hand dominance |
What percentage of left-handers carry their language in the left
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hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-70% of left-handers
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What percentage of left-handers carry their language in the right
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hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15% of left-handers
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What percentage of left-handers carry their language in both
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hemispheres? (Bilateral) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15% of left-handers
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What percentage of right-handers carry their language in the left
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hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-95% of right-handers
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Questions With Correct Answers
Which side of the brain has the longer Sylvian fissure? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Left Hemisphere |
Which side of the brain has the steeper Sylvian fissure? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere |
Which side of the brain has the larger inferior posterior parietal lobe
| | | | | | | | | | | |
area? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere
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Which side of the brain has a larger planum temporale? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Left hemisphere; posterior region of the temporal lobe,
| | | | | | | |
includes Wernicke's Area)
| |
Which side of the brain has a larger Heschl's gyrus (or gyri)? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Right hemisphere; gyri because the Heschl's gyrus doubles
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What is the Wada test for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To determine how
| | | | | | | | | | |
one hemisphere of the brain is functioning and what functions are
| | | | | | | | | | |
,performed in each hemisphere (also what the functions are in pre-
| | | | | | | | | |
neurosurgery patients) |
What is the principle behind the Wada test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Anesthetize one hemisphere and see what the other does
| | | | | | | |
What is the first step of the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A drug is infused into the left or right carotid artery
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What happens second in the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Activity in injected hemisphere is suppressed temporarily | | | | | |
What happens third in the procedure for the Wada test? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Testing is performed on the functioning hemisphere | | | | | | |
during the recovery period from anesthetic
| | | | |
What is the typical result at the end of the Wada test? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Left hemisphere is dominant for language | | | | |
What is the corpus callosum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Dense, fan-like
| | | | | | | | |
collection of axons that connect the two cerebral hemispheres
| | | | | | | |
,What is the commisurotomy of the corpus callosum? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Surgery that involves cutting/splitting/transection to limit | | | | | |
convulsive activity (many never have another major convulsion)
| | | | | | |
What is the function of the corpus callosum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Allow the hemispheres of the brain to share information and
| | | | | | | | | |
communicate
How can the hemispheres in a typically lateralized patient with
| | | | | | | | | |
commisurotomy of the corpus callosum respond to questions? -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Left Hemisphere = tell what was seen or heard
| | | | | | | | |
Right Hemisphere = Show what it has seen or heard
| | | | | | | | |
Left = stronger for speech/language but right UNDERSTANDS language
| | | | | | | |
What did people that are right-eye dominant see during the experiment
| | | | | | | | | | |
in class when they closed their LEFT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
| | | | | | | | | | |
blue circle
|
What did people that are left-eye dominant see during the experiment
| | | | | | | | | | |
in class when they closed their RIGHT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
| | | | | | | | | | |
blue circle
|
, What did people that are right-eye dominant see during the experiment
| | | | | | | | | | |
in class when they closed their RIGHT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Nothing, the blue circle "jumped away"
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What did people that are left-eye dominant see during the experiment
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when they closed their LEFT eye? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nothing, the
| | | | | | | | | |
blue circle "jumped away"
| | |
What was an interesting finding with respect to eyedness during the
| | | | | | | | | | |
class experiment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Majority have the same
| | | | | | | |
eye/hand dominance |
What percentage of left-handers carry their language in the left
| | | | | | | | | |
hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-70% of left-handers
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What percentage of left-handers carry their language in the right
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hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15% of left-handers
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What percentage of left-handers carry their language in both
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hemispheres? (Bilateral) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15% of left-handers
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What percentage of right-handers carry their language in the left
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hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-95% of right-handers
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