BSNC 5000 FINAL Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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BSNC 5000 FINAL Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
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-Attentio...
BRIGHTSTARS EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/15/2024 2:05 PM
BSNC 5000 FINAL Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
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
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-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
-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
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