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1
With molecular neuroimaging, we can now visualize plaques and tangles during life
Yes, with amyloid PET and tau PET imaging
No, these are only seen at autopsy
Yes, with SPECT and functional MRI
No, only amyloid plaques can be seen with PET
2
Neglect is most likely with a lesion in the ____ hemisphere
Left
Right
3
The 2 questions that are most critical for every neuropsych evaluation are:
Severity and progression
Progression and functional impact
Onset and progression
Onset and severity
4
Inability to perform an action (e.g., hammering a nail) despite normal strength, comprehension, motivation represents:
Amnesia
Apathy or abulia
Apraxia
Agnosia
5
Basic auditory processing occurs in Heschl's area, which is located where?
Occipital pole
Superior temporal gyrus
Postcentral gyrus
Left frontal lobe
6
Primary MOTOR processing is anterior to the central sulcus while primary SENSORY processing is posterior
False
True
7
Agnosia is to visual function as _____ is to language function.
Agraphia
Aphasia
Apraxia
Amnesia
8
Representation of body regions in primary somatosensory cortex is proportional to the actual size of that body region
False
True
9
What sensory impulse bypasses the thalamus?
Taste
Hearing
Vision
Olfaction
10
Manual/publisher norms for a test are the best norms for your patient.
No
Yes
What are norms?
Depends on the patient
11
When scores tend to cluster near the highest possible score, this means the test has
Low sensitivity
A ceiling effect
Low specificity
A floor effect
12
Secondary visual processing that allows us to recognize objects, faces, numbers, letters, etc, is the_____
Dorsal system/stream
Ventral system/stream
13
So, lesions to the Premotor or Supplementary Motor Cortex result in contralateral ___?
Aphasia
Anomia
Apraxia
Hemiparesis
14
Angiography is used to ________ and is useful to detect ______
Examine brain structure; atrophy
Visualize cerebral blood vessels; aneurysms and malformations (AVMs)
Assess brain metabolism; tumors
15
Damage to the visual system after/posterior to the LGN will result in a
quadrantanopia
hemianopia
16
Which neuroimaging technique detects blood flow to show regional brain metabolism?
SPECT
MRI T2 Flair
EEG
Angiogram
17
Which region(s) is necessary for planning/coordinating movements?
Orbitofrontal cortex
Premotor and supplementary motor cortex
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
18
The dorsal column medial lemniscal pathway carries what type of information from the spinal cord to the cortex?
Neither
Both
Vibration
Touch
19
CVLT Learning T-score=58 and Delayed Free Recall z-score=-2.5. This means _____
Mildly impaired learning and mildly impaired recall
Average learning and low average recall
High average learning but exceptionally low recall
20
Variation in neurocognitive test scores by race/ethnicity reflects both environmental factors and test biases
False
True
21
Which domain stays generally stable with normal aging?
Mental flexibility
Learning capacity
Processing speed
Vocabulary/semantic knowledge
22
Which test is paired with the incorrect domain?
RCFT; visuospatial ability, organization, visual memory
Digit Span; learning and memory
WCST; novel problem-solving and reasoning
CVLT; verbal learning and memory
23
In general, the frontal lobe is responsible for
Social cognition
Decision-making
All of these
Movement and facial expression
24
Lesions anterior to the optic chiasm basically cut off the visual input from one eye, resulting in
Blindness in both eyes
Blindness in one eye
Loss of central vision
Loss of peripheral vision
25
Years of education can be relied upon to reflect education quality
False
True
26
The first image is what plane/view?
Sagittal
Coronal
Horizontal/Axial
27
Problems in the orbitofrontal region are more likely to present as
"pseudomania"
"pseudodepression"
