Corticospinal tract Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SPLH 620 Exam 3 Questions with Complete Solutions motor cortex - Answer-controls voluntary movements primary motor cortex - Answer--receives sensory input from the cerebellum via. thalamus -sends info. to the spinal cord & brainstem -sends info to corticospinal or corticobulbar tract premotor cortex - Answer-The region controlling learned motor skills. -receives input from posterior parietal & visual cortexes lesions in premotor cortex - Answer-cause an inability to perform purpos...

BSNC 2000 Module 5 with Correct Answers Hypothalamus - Answer-- Thermoregulation, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythms, control of autonomic NS, hormone release Limbic System - Answer-Learning, memory, and emotions Right Cerebral Hemisphere - Answer-Creative and artistic, feelings visualization, holistic, intuition, imagination, rhythm Left Cerebral Hemisphere - Answer-Analytical and methodical, facts, logic, sequencing, linear thinking Organization of sensory and motor neurons in the ...

A physical therapist assistant reviews the medical record of a patient rehabilitating from a stroke. The patient exhibits paralysis and numbness on the side of the body contralateral to the vascular accident. Which descending pathway is MOST likely damaged based on the patient's clinical presentation? 1. corticospinal tract 2. vestibulospinal tract 3. tectospinal tract 4. rubrospinal tract Correct Answer-Corticospinal tract A physical therapist assistant works with a patient with a sus...

CNIM PRACTICE EXAM 1 Ventral Nerve Roots - - - ANS - - - Lower motors neurons primarily exit the cord through the: 1 dorsal nerve roots 2 ventral nerve roots 3 dorsal columns 4 dorsal root ganglia Glutamate - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Glutamate 3 Glycine 4 Phenylalanine GABA - - - ANS - - - Which one of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? 1 GABA 2 Serotonin 3 Dopamine 4 Phenlalanine the meninges - - ...

Health Assessment 2 Final Exam Review, Jarvis CH. 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 Exam Questions and Answers The two parts of the nervous system are the: a. Motor and sensory. b. Central and peripheral. c. Peripheral and autonomic. d. Hypothalamus and cerebral. -Answer-B The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change in her husband's personality and ability to understand. He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse re...

lost productivity - Answer one measure of the cost to society due to injury or disease; includes the loss of wages a person would have earned if they had not become unemployable due to disability, loss of taxes contributing to economy, costs to the government of supporting the individual, etc.; lost productivity costs DO NOT include cost of treatment and support post-injury or illness acquired brain injury (ABI) - Answer An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerati...

NBCE PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE. RATED A+/ A 40 year old male presents w/ posterior ankle swelling. He reports that he heard a "pop" from his ankle when he landed awkwardly after a jump. Which ortho test? - -Thompson The case hx of a patient w/ Guillain Barre Syndrome is most likely to include which? - -recent vaccination Which of these complaints is most characteristic of cervical spondylotic myelopathy? - -difficulty walking and neck pain A patient w/ recurri...

SSM SCRN Review| accurate Questions| Verified Stroke Risk Factors - ANSWER Age Gender (men >women) Genetics Stroke Primary Prevention - ANSWER Tobacco cessation Blood pressure reduction Stroke Secondary Prevention - ANSWER Prevention of another stroke Targets treatment for change once disease is present i.e. Blood Pressure control, LDL control, recognition of S/S stroke Frontal Lobe Functions - ANSWER Regulates personality and affect Impulsivity and judgement Abstract thinki...

Neuro Exam 1 USAHS (2023/2024) Rated A+ Apraxia inability to make a motor plan, as a result of brain damage. Ataxia lack of muscle coordination Aphasia impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). 1 olfactory Making client smell something pleasant front of brain 2 optic thalamus - test visual acuity (Snellen chart, or # of fingers) front of brain 3 Oculomotor thalamus - looki...

NPTEFF Neuro Exam Questions All Answered 100% Location of lesion: CNS cortex, brain stem, corticospinal tract, spinal cord - Answer -UMN Location of lesion: Cranial nerve nuclei, anterior horn cells, spinal roots, peripheral nerve - Answer -LMN Possible diagnoses for UMN and LMN - Answer -UMN: Stroke, SCI, MS, TBI. LMN: Polio, guilain-Barre, Peripheral neuropathy, radiculopathy Spasticity is --- dependent & associated with --- Lesions - Answer -Velocity; UMN Hyperreflexia is asso...