BSNC 5000-FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS (GRADED
A+)
What are the six domains of cognitive function? - ANSWER -Perceptual motor
function
-Language
-Learning and memory
-social cognition
-complex attention
-executive function
What processes happen within the cerebral cortex? - ANSWER -Attention
-Memory
-Perceptual awareness
-Consciousness
-Thought
-Language
What processes happen within the frontal cortex? - ANSWER Executive function:
abstract thinking, organizing, planning, self-control
What is the corpus callosum? - ANSWER -The primary function is to integrate
motor, sensory and cognitive performance between the cerebral cortex on one side
of the brain to the same region on the other side of the brain
-Important for attention and performance of cognitive tasks
-Develops throughout gestation
What is the hippocampus? - ANSWER -Responsible for learning: consolidation of
information from short-term memory to long-term memory
-Forms early in second trimester
-Neural interconnections within the hippocampus occur late in pregnancy
What does the basal ganglia: putamen and globus pallidus do? - ANSWER -Control
of voluntary motor movements
-Procedural learning
-Habit learning
-Rapid eye movements
-Cognition
-Emotion
What does the basal ganglia: caudate nucleus do? - ANSWER -Memory storage
(Unconscious and long-term)
-Associative and procedural learning
-Decision making and planning
What does the cerebellum do? - ANSWER -Movement: the ability to plan and carry
out specific movements
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, BSNC 5000-FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS (GRADED
A+)
-Cognition
What does the anterior cingulate gyrus do? - ANSWER -Management of emotions
What are some defining characteristics of FASD? - ANSWER -Have less overall
brain volume
-Defects in the frontal lobe, the corpus callosum, the cerebellum, the hippocampus,
and the basal ganglia
-Poor communication between regions of the brain
-Damage is not static
-Also have altered brain development
-Consistently score lower on all cognitive measures: decision-making, the ability to
organize and plan, learning and memory and motor control
How does FASD impact the corpus callosum? - ANSWER -Motor tasks and
coordination are affected
-Easily distracted and impulsive
How does FASD impact basal ganglia functioning? - ANSWER -Damage to the
basal ganglia impairs spatial memory and various cognitive processes
How does FASD impact cerebellum functioning? - ANSWER -Reduced size of the
cerebellum affects balance, gait, coordination, cognition
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the pre-frontal cortex? - ANSWER -
Difficulty planning, initiating, and realising actions or correcting errors
-Easily distracted
-Unable to be flexible when things change
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the basal ganglia? - ANSWER -Poor
impulse control
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the corpus callosum? - ANSWER Poor
communication between hemispheres of the brain
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the anterior cingulate gyrus? - ANSWER
Poor management of emotions
How does ASD impact the functioning of the cerebral cortex? - ANSWER -Atypical
cortical folding
-Unable to be flexible when things change
-Delayed language development leading to poor social communication
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CORRECT SOLUTIONS (GRADED
A+)
What are the six domains of cognitive function? - ANSWER -Perceptual motor
function
-Language
-Learning and memory
-social cognition
-complex attention
-executive function
What processes happen within the cerebral cortex? - ANSWER -Attention
-Memory
-Perceptual awareness
-Consciousness
-Thought
-Language
What processes happen within the frontal cortex? - ANSWER Executive function:
abstract thinking, organizing, planning, self-control
What is the corpus callosum? - ANSWER -The primary function is to integrate
motor, sensory and cognitive performance between the cerebral cortex on one side
of the brain to the same region on the other side of the brain
-Important for attention and performance of cognitive tasks
-Develops throughout gestation
What is the hippocampus? - ANSWER -Responsible for learning: consolidation of
information from short-term memory to long-term memory
-Forms early in second trimester
-Neural interconnections within the hippocampus occur late in pregnancy
What does the basal ganglia: putamen and globus pallidus do? - ANSWER -Control
of voluntary motor movements
-Procedural learning
-Habit learning
-Rapid eye movements
-Cognition
-Emotion
What does the basal ganglia: caudate nucleus do? - ANSWER -Memory storage
(Unconscious and long-term)
-Associative and procedural learning
-Decision making and planning
What does the cerebellum do? - ANSWER -Movement: the ability to plan and carry
out specific movements
1
, BSNC 5000-FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS (GRADED
A+)
-Cognition
What does the anterior cingulate gyrus do? - ANSWER -Management of emotions
What are some defining characteristics of FASD? - ANSWER -Have less overall
brain volume
-Defects in the frontal lobe, the corpus callosum, the cerebellum, the hippocampus,
and the basal ganglia
-Poor communication between regions of the brain
-Damage is not static
-Also have altered brain development
-Consistently score lower on all cognitive measures: decision-making, the ability to
organize and plan, learning and memory and motor control
How does FASD impact the corpus callosum? - ANSWER -Motor tasks and
coordination are affected
-Easily distracted and impulsive
How does FASD impact basal ganglia functioning? - ANSWER -Damage to the
basal ganglia impairs spatial memory and various cognitive processes
How does FASD impact cerebellum functioning? - ANSWER -Reduced size of the
cerebellum affects balance, gait, coordination, cognition
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the pre-frontal cortex? - ANSWER -
Difficulty planning, initiating, and realising actions or correcting errors
-Easily distracted
-Unable to be flexible when things change
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the basal ganglia? - ANSWER -Poor
impulse control
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the corpus callosum? - ANSWER Poor
communication between hemispheres of the brain
How does ADHD impact the functioning of the anterior cingulate gyrus? - ANSWER
Poor management of emotions
How does ASD impact the functioning of the cerebral cortex? - ANSWER -Atypical
cortical folding
-Unable to be flexible when things change
-Delayed language development leading to poor social communication
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