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What is the most common type of muscular dystrophy
Duchenne and Becker
Which of the following is true about muscular dystrophy
Cardiomyopathy is common
Which of the following is an example of a diffuse brain injury
concussion
Which grade of concussion can involve a loss of consciousness of less than 5 mins
Grade III
With epidural hematomas
the bleeding is located above the dura mater, the bleeding is located just under the skull, it is most commonly caused by a laceration of the middle meningeal artery
Bleeding in a subdural hematoma is usually caused by
tearing of the bridging veins
Which of the following types of cererbravascular accidents will lead to a global cerebral ischemia
hemorrhagic stroke
which of the following is most commonly caused by atherosclerosis of medium to large sized arteries in the brain
thrombotic stroke
The primary motor cortex is located
posterior to the central sulcus
This brain structure is responsible for collating all the relevant sensory information needed for comprehension of language
angular gyrus
A stroke affecting which side of the brain is more likely to lead to speech/language deficits
left side
Which of the following is not a characteristic of classic/true stroke
rapid resolution of deficits
A stroke patient who presents with aphasia and hemiparalysis (left side) is most likely having an
anterior stroke
Pyogenic meningitis
is contagious, is caused by a bacterial infection, and will present with cloudy spinal fluid when tapped
Aseptic meningitis
is caused by a viral infection
CSF is produced by
the. choroid plexus
CSF differs from plasma in its concentration of
magnesium, potassium, and sodium
A patient with meningitis laying in the supine position will likely react in which of the following ways if their head is passively flexed
flexion of the hip and knee
Which aspect of consciousness requires activity of the reticular activating system
arousal and wakefulness
which level of consciousness/altered consciousness is characterized by motor agitation, hallucination, and disorientation
delirium
the lowest possible score on the Glasgow coma scale is
3
which of the following states of altered consciousness represents the lowest level of consciousness
persistent vegetative state
Which. of the following best describes the initial signs and symptoms of Alzheimers
a gradual development of frequent forgetfulness
Physical changes typically seen in brain of patients with Alzheimers
brain atrophy, metal amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles
in which area of the ins is the source of dysfunction for patients with parkinson’s disease
substantia nigra of the basal ganglia
classic signs and symptoms of parkinson’s
resting tremors of hands and feet, shuffling feet, slurred/altered speech
partial or total loss of vision in one or both eyes in patients with MS is called
optic neuritis
the most common pattern of disease progression in MS is followed by.
Relapsing remitting, Primary progressive
What is the purpose of pain and the unpleasant emotions that accompany it
warn of active or potential tissue injury, strong. motivation for shaping behavior, signal for learning/memory about dangers in our environment
which afferent fibers are not nociceptors
a-beta
which chemical mediator plays an important role in sensitizing the surrounding area of an injury and brings about increased pain sensitivity to this uninjured zone
substance P
which afferent fiber are responsible for conveying pain caused by injury to an organ like the kidney or. heart
C fibers (visceral)
Which part of CNS is responsible for perceiving the basic descriptive sensory components of pain
primary somatosensory cortex
Which part of CNS is responsible for perceiving the affective/emotional aspects of the pain experience
anterior cingulate and frontal insular
the descending pain pathway of the CNS is responsible for
pain modulation
Which of the following is Not a feature or component of innate immunity
takes days+weeks
Which of the following immune cells is myeloid derived
basophils neutrophils mast cells
which of the following immune cells is lymphoid derived.
NK cells
which of the following is the terminally differentiated form of monocytes.
macrophages
which of the following cells are phagocytic
dendritic cells
which of the following cells is not an antigen presenting cell
NK cells
