Neuroanatomy 2

Question 1

What are the 3 types of tissues that form the components of the body?

Answer 1

Ectoderm, Mesoderm, Endoderm

Question 2

What outer abnormality increases the risk of seizure, angioma, Intellectual Disability, and glaucoma?

Answer 2

Port wine stains

Question 3

During which prenatal period are the eyes most at risk?

Answer 3

Embryonic period

Question 4

True or false? An example of Developmental Diaschisis is when damage to lower brain functions perturbs higher brain functions.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is true about how the brain develops?

Answer 5

Proximo to Distal

Question 6

At what age do infants typically master the oromotor task of chewing?

Answer 6

10-11 months

Question 7

What is the leading cause of death for ages 1 to 4?

Answer 7

Unintentional Injury

Question 8

Frontal cortex filtering disorders include:

Answer 8

TBI and Autism

Question 9

Knowing where a ball is in space is _____ lobe and deciding if we can catch it is _____ lobe.

Answer 9

Parietal, frontal

Question 9

True to false? White matter shows decreased density, organization, and complexity over time.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Myelination continues to mature until around age _______.

Answer 10

30

Question 11

The critical period for learning the phonemes of language is _____ months.

Answer 11

9

Question 12

The _______ and ______ are located in the same area of the brain.

Answer 12

Dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and Broca’s Area

Question 13

What assessment specifically helps determine ability to divide auditory attention?

Answer 13

SCAN-3

Question 14

What area of the brain is critical to processing novel and holistic information?

Answer 14

Right frontal lobe

Question 15

The tonic-neck reflex or Fencer’s pose:

Answer 15

Is typically inhibited in adulthood, not lost

Question 16

The Startle Reflex is assessed by:

Answer 16

Making a loud noise

Question 17

The Glabellar Reflex is assessed by:

Answer 17

Tapping an infant’s forehead repetitively

Question 18

Which reflexes are not normally retained in adulthood?

Answer 18

Toes fanning up and out when the middle of the foot is stimulated

Question 19

What makes males more susceptible to neurocognitive abnormalities and injury?

Answer 19

Females have a larger chromosomes which is a protective factor

Abnormalities and congenital/acquired disorders occur more frequently in males.

Tend to be risk takers at a higher rate than females