SHS 516 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
computerized axial tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - CAT scans - looks at structure of
head
Positron Emission Tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - PET - A scan that enables us to see
the brain in action by lighting up
magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER - MRI
hella strong magnets with a hella heavy gravitational pull
very detailed
_________ is when the body actually heals itself to an extent following any type of brain trauma
- CORRECT ANSWER - spontaneous recovery/regeneration
spontaneous recovery/spontaneous regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - improvement that
occurs to the brain as swelling goes down, as blood is reabsorbed into the system; dendrites form
new functional relationships with one another
When does spontaneous recovery occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - first 6 months after a
stroke
what occurs around 6 months after a stroke with progress? - CORRECT ANSWER - a plateau
occurs
what occurs beyond the 6 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - up to the SLP and patient to help
with recovery
,what is super helpful with rehab after a stroke for patients to have? - CORRECT ANSWER -
motivation
t/f people with aphasia and people with tbi follow the same route of healing after the accident? -
CORRECT ANSWER - false - tbis are different
tPA - CORRECT ANSWER - "clot-busting drug" used occasionally stroke, myocardial
infarction, and pulmonary embolism
KASA - CORRECT ANSWER - knowledge and skills acquisition
Why is neurology of importance to SLPS? - CORRECT ANSWER - - neurologically based
language disorders
-cognitive disorders
-motor speech disorders
-dysphagia
-neurologically based auditory impairments
Cognitive Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - issues with thinking
tbi
dementia
alzheimer's
neoplasms - CORRECT ANSWER - new growth
tumors
neo - CORRECT ANSWER - new
Plasms - CORRECT ANSWER - growths
, motor speech disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - dysarthria
apraxia of speech
dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - difficulty swallowing
neurologically based auditory impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory evoked
potentials
neuroanatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - steadman - the anatomy of the nervous system
CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
what makes up the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - brain
spinal cord
PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nervous system
What makes up the PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nerves
cranial nerves
upper motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - motor neurons of CNS
lower motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - motor neurons of PNS
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER - little brain
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
computerized axial tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - CAT scans - looks at structure of
head
Positron Emission Tomography - CORRECT ANSWER - PET - A scan that enables us to see
the brain in action by lighting up
magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER - MRI
hella strong magnets with a hella heavy gravitational pull
very detailed
_________ is when the body actually heals itself to an extent following any type of brain trauma
- CORRECT ANSWER - spontaneous recovery/regeneration
spontaneous recovery/spontaneous regeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - improvement that
occurs to the brain as swelling goes down, as blood is reabsorbed into the system; dendrites form
new functional relationships with one another
When does spontaneous recovery occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - first 6 months after a
stroke
what occurs around 6 months after a stroke with progress? - CORRECT ANSWER - a plateau
occurs
what occurs beyond the 6 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - up to the SLP and patient to help
with recovery
,what is super helpful with rehab after a stroke for patients to have? - CORRECT ANSWER -
motivation
t/f people with aphasia and people with tbi follow the same route of healing after the accident? -
CORRECT ANSWER - false - tbis are different
tPA - CORRECT ANSWER - "clot-busting drug" used occasionally stroke, myocardial
infarction, and pulmonary embolism
KASA - CORRECT ANSWER - knowledge and skills acquisition
Why is neurology of importance to SLPS? - CORRECT ANSWER - - neurologically based
language disorders
-cognitive disorders
-motor speech disorders
-dysphagia
-neurologically based auditory impairments
Cognitive Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - issues with thinking
tbi
dementia
alzheimer's
neoplasms - CORRECT ANSWER - new growth
tumors
neo - CORRECT ANSWER - new
Plasms - CORRECT ANSWER - growths
, motor speech disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - dysarthria
apraxia of speech
dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - difficulty swallowing
neurologically based auditory impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory evoked
potentials
neuroanatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - steadman - the anatomy of the nervous system
CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - central nervous system
what makes up the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER - brain
spinal cord
PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nervous system
What makes up the PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - peripheral nerves
cranial nerves
upper motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - motor neurons of CNS
lower motor neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - motor neurons of PNS
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER - little brain
