Lateralization - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSC Exam 4 Study Questions with Complete Solutions 2024/2025 What connects the two hemispheres of the brain? - Correct Answer cerebral commissures What is the procedure that separated the two brain hemispheres? - Correct Answer commissurotomy Aphasia - Correct Answer brain damage-induced deficit in the ability to produce or comprehend language What did Broca discover in his research? - Correct Answer He discovered that all the aphasic patients that he saw had damage to their inferior ...

spinal cord : begins at the foramen magnum end at L1 and L2 ascending descending cervical (arms) and lumbosacral enlargements (legs) reflex center A thick cord of tissue that starts at the head. Spinal cord-white mater : White columns Dorsal funiculus Ventral funiculus lateral funiculus 2 Spinal cord-nerves : Dorsal root ganglion Dorsal root spinal nerve ventral root spinal cord gray matter : Somatic and visceral sensory and somatic and visceral motor nuclei (know where these...

Decreased time base (analysis time/display time/epoch) or increase paper speed, to spread out the waveforms to better resolve the fast activity and spikes. How did this change improve the sample above in question 134 ? (In the sample below, the same data is modified and reformatted again. What parameter changed in the following sample? How does this help?) a. Better localization of focus b. Better resolution of spike morphology and anterior dominance c. Enhanced analysis of EKG monitor d. B...

Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? 60% The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: non convulsive What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? Temporal lobectomy The safest AED for pregnant women Lamictal Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with Infantile spasms Expressive speech Broca's area Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with...

Sarah Michelle Crash Course Review Exam Questions And Answers An adolescent presents to the clinic with a large bullae in between his fingers, and you diagnose him with bullous impetigo. Which bacteria is the likely cause? A. Pseudomonas B. Staphylococcus aureus C. Corynebacterium minutissimum D. Escherichia coli - ANS B. Staphylococcus aureus A 23 year old pregnant woman has the characteristic "bull's eye lesion" present on her left lower leg. Which of the following would be...

1. PET a. Hypometabolism b. Hypoperfusion c. Hypothyroid d. Hypoglycemia Hypometabolism 2. SPECT a. Hypometabolism b. Hypoperfusion c. Hypothyroid d. Hypoglycemia Hypoperfusion 3. Choose the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery. a. Seizure, placement of subdural electrodes, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, surgical resection, imaging for pathology, EMU b. Seizure, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, imaging for pathology, craniotomy, place...

Test Bank for Biopsychology, 10th Edition (Pinel, 2018) Chapter 1-18 | All Chapters. PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY? 1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What Is Biopsychology, Anyway? PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY 2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking about the Biology of Behavior 3. Anatomy of the Nervous System: Systems, Structures, and Cells That Make Up Your Nervous System 4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission: How Neurons Send and Receive Signals 5. The Research M...

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Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the A. Somatic nerves B. Lateral fissures C. Arcuate fasciculus D. Corpus callosum - Answer D. Corpus callosum The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's: A. Subcortical nuclei B. Commissures C. Cortical lobes D. Sensory nerves - Answer B. Commissures __ is the larger discipline that studies how brain tend to work, whereas __ is the subfield interested in how a particular person's brain is functioning. A. Neu...

Sarah Michelle Crash Course Review 100% correct! An adolescent presents to the clinic with large bullae in between his fingers, and you diagnose him with bulbous impetigo. Which bacteria is the likely cause? A. Pseudomonas B. Staphylococcus aureus C. Corynebacterium minutissimum D. Escherichia coli - ANSWER B. Staphylococcus aureus A 23 year old pregnant woman has the characteristic "bull's eye lesion" present on her left lower leg. Which of the following would be the best treatm...