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OCCTH 585 Test 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass You have just arrived at your level 2 fieldwork placement in a neuro unit at the hospital. Your preceptor asks you to create an education piece about the warning signs of a stroke. What are 5 signs that you will be sure to include? 1. Dizziness 2. Headaches 3. Vision problems 4. Trouble speaking 5. Weakness Your preceptor asks you to do a chart review before you go see a new admission. You see that this patient has a right CVA. W...

OCCTH 585 Midterm 1 Latest Version Already Passed evidence for a plastic brain - learning and memory - skill acquisition - development - aging - injury and disease - recovery neuron cell that allows transmission of information dendrites collects/receives information from other sources cell body integrates incoming signals and generates outgoing signal to the axon; powerhouse of the cell axon passes electrical signals (action potential) to dendrites of another cell or to...

OCCTH 585 Neuro Questions and Answers Already Passed Information flows through neurons from ____ to ____ in the neuron dendrite; axon _____ bring a cell to threshold while _____ bring a cell further from threshold EPSPs; IPSPs What 3 main things is neuroplasticity capable of? - changing the properties of neurotransmission - changes in cell properties - structural/ anatomical changes of cells How does neuroplasticity change the properties of neurotransmission? (2) - change in tra...

OCCTH 585 Final Exam Questions with Verified Solutions True or False: MS can present itself in adult and children True (onset ages 15-50) What are 3 current theories that relate to the etiology of MS? 1. Slow acting viral infection 2. Autoimmune response 3. Environmental trigger MS is a disease of the...? a) CNS b) PNS a) CNS What are the 5 types of MS discussed in class? 1. Clinically Isolated Syndrome 2. Relapsing-remitting MS 3. Secondary-progressive MS 4. Primary-prog...

OCCTH 585 Test 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed Where in the cell do action potentials exist? a) cell body b) axons c) dendrites d) all of the above b) axons Where in the cell is information received? a) cell body b) axons c) dendrites d) all of the above c) dendrites Put the following steps of transmitting an action potential into the correct order. a) Receptor molecules open up ion channels b) Action potential activates synaptic bouton c) Neurotransmitter diffu...

True or False: MS can present itself in adult and children - Answer-True (onset ages 15-50) What are 3 current theories that relate to the etiology of MS? - Answer-1. Slow acting viral infection 2. Autoimmune response 3. Environmental trigger MS is a disease of the...? a) CNS b) PNS - Answer-a) CNS What are the 5 types of MS discussed in class? - Answer-1. Clinically Isolated Syndrome 2. Relapsing-remitting MS 3. Secondary-progressive MS 4. Primary-progressive MS 5. Progressive-relaps...

Near drowning, heart attacks, and carbon monoxide poisoning are common causes of what effect on the brain? - ️️Hypoxia (deprivation of oxygen) True or False: Traumatic brain injuries are always closed head injuries. - ️️False (they can be open or closed head injuries) Which area(s) may be impacted by an injury to the anterior cerebral artery? a) motor b) sensory c) cognition d) all of the above - ️️d) all of the above True or false: The use of tPA is contraindicated in hemor...

How does dendritic pruning change the function of the cell? - ️️It changes the size and shape of the cell, which therefore changes the function. The ______________ you move someone with spasticity through ROM, the more likely you will feel resistance. - ️️Faster What drives guide cells turning on and off? a) Neurotrophins b) Chemoattractants c) Hormones & internal clock d) Filopodia - ️️c) Hormones & internal clock What are 3 pieces of evidence that we have to support that n...

_____ bring a cell to threshold while _____ bring a cell further from threshold - ️️EPSPs; IPSPs Describe the mechanism of fusimotor drive - ️️muscle spindles are parallel to extrafusal fibres; the extrafusal fibres shorten when they contract, and the gamamotorneuron causes the intrafusal fibres to contract in order to maintain tension in the centre of the muscle spindle so it is still able to detect muscle stretch thoughout the entire ROM What things determine the type of cell tha...