Final Neuro Group 7

Which is not a level of the motor system?

A. Conceptual Level

B. Sensory Level

C. Motor System

D. Linguistic Level Planning

A. Conceptual Level

B. Sensory Level

C. Motor System

D. Linguistic Level Planning

A patient has apraxia of speech, where could the damage have occured?

A. The frontal gyrus

B. Supplementary motor area

C. Wernicke's area

D. Precentral gyrus

A. The frontal gyrus

B. Supplementary motor area

C. Wernicke's area

D. Precentral gyrus

A patient's medical record indicates damage to the basal ganglia and its connections. The patient presents with reduced movement and range of motion, breathy voice, monopitch, reduced syllable stress, variable speech rate and imprecise consonants. Which type of dysarthria is likely present?

A. Hyperkinetic

B. Mixed

C. Ataxic

D. Hypokinetic

A. Hyperkinetic

B. Mixed

C. Ataxic

D. Hypokinetic

A patient presents with an absent gag reflex, loss of taste, and a loss of pharyngeal movement. Which cranial nerve is being affected by damage to their lower motor neuron?

A. CN IX

B. CN VII

C. CN XI

D. CN III

A. CN IX

B. CN VII

C. CN XI

D. CN III

A patient comes to you complaining of a loss of pain and temperature on one side of their body. Which sensory tract has been damaged?

A. Spinocerebellar

B. Spinothalamic

C. Dorsal column

D. Rubrospinal

A. Spinocerebellar

B. Spinothalamic

C. Dorsal column

D. Rubrospinal

What's another word for Content? 

A. Grammar 

B. Phonology 

C. Semantics 

D. Pragmatics 

A. Grammar 

B. Phonology 

C. Semantics 

D. Pragmatics 

What is Alexia?

A. A form of dyslexia

B. A type of head injury

C. An acquired disorder of reading

D. A type of lexical diversity

A. A form of dyslexia

B. A type of head injury

C. An acquired disorder of reading

D. A type of lexical diversity

Which of the following best describes the nature of language?

A. A fixed system of signs with universally agreed meanings rooted in logic

B. A generative and dynamic code with universal characteristics, using arbitrary symbols to express ideas for communication

C. A rigid structure that only changes through official linguistic policy

D. A symbolic system where meanings are always directly tied to natural sounds and objects

A. A fixed system of signs with universally agreed meanings rooted in logic

B. A generative and dynamic code with universal characteristics, using arbitrary symbols to express ideas for communication

C. A rigid structure that only changes through official linguistic policy

D. A symbolic system where meanings are always directly tied to natural sounds and objects

A 4th grade teacher notices one of her students is struggling to put words in the Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure. Which component of language is the child struggling with?

A. Phonology

B. Semantics

C. Syntax

D. Pragmatics

A. Phonology

B. Semantics

C. Syntax

D. Pragmatics

Which part of language is processed in the Wernicke's area?

A. Form

B. Content

C. Morphology

D. Use

A. Form

B. Content

C. Morphology

D. Use

Which part of the central nervous system plays a crucial role in coordinating the involuntary or reflexive phases of swallowing?

A. Cerebral Cortex

B. Hippocampus

C. Brainstem

D. Basal Ganglia

A. Cerebral Cortex

B. Hippocampus

C. Brainstem

D. Basal Ganglia

Which of the following neurological disorders is NOT associated with the disruption of the coordination of swallowing?

A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

B. Guillain-Barre

C. Traumatic Brain Injury

D. Tension Migraines

A. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

B. Guillain-Barre

C. Traumatic Brain Injury

D. Tension Migraines

Which cranial nerves are involved in the "oral preparatory" stage?

A. Vagus Nerve (X)

B. Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)

C. Facial Nerve (VII)

D. Accessory Motor Nerve (XI)

A. Vagus Nerve (X)

B. Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)

C. Facial Nerve (VII)

D. Accessory Motor Nerve (XI)

How long does the oral stage of a normal swallow last?

A. 3 seconds

B. 2 seconds

C. Variable

D. 1 second

A. 3 seconds

B. 2 seconds

C. Variable

D. 1 second

A patient comes to you for speech therapy and reports an autoimmune disorder that causes her chewing muscles to fatigue with use. What neurological disorder is she most likely experiencing?

A. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

B. Polio Myelitis

C. Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

D. Guillian-Barre Syndrome

A. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

B. Polio Myelitis

C. Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

D. Guillian-Barre Syndrome

Which is a general cognitive function?

A. processing

B. socialization

C. remembering

D. life skills

A. processing

B. socialization

C. remembering

D. life skills

A 60 year old man comes in with trouble communicating, remembering and fluency, what does this patient have?

A. amnesia

B. huntington's disease

C. Parkinson's disease

D. dementia

A. amnesia

B. huntington's disease

C. Parkinson's disease

D. dementia

What is Cognition? 

A. The straining of the Basal Ganglia. 

B. The mental process of knowing and acting upon knowledge.

C. The physical movement of muscles.

D. How the Prefrontal Cortex formed.

A. The straining of the Basal Ganglia. 

B. The mental process of knowing and acting upon knowledge.

C. The physical movement of muscles.

D. How the Prefrontal Cortex formed.

Right Hemispheric Disorder has cognitive problems which are grouped by attention, memory, and executive functions. Deficits in episodic memory has to do with which group?

A. Attention

B. Executive Functions

C. Memory

D. Cerebellum

A. Attention

B. Executive Functions

C. Memory

D. Cerebellum

Which Brodmann's area is responsible for executive functioning?

A. Prefrontal Cortex

B. Wernicke's Area

C. Primary Motor Cortex

D. Primary Sensory Cortex

A. Prefrontal Cortex

B. Wernicke's Area

C. Primary Motor Cortex

D. Primary Sensory Cortex