COMD 4500- Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
_______% of the population is left handed Correct Answer 10
______% of the population is left hemisphere language
dominant Correct Answer 93
"apprentice" training Correct Answer -head and neck cancer
-trach and ventilator care
a credo Correct Answer relates to the vision and mission of an
institution
A right hemisphere brain lesion can result in difficulty with
understanding Correct Answer -figurative language
-humor
-emotional prosody
action potential Correct Answer an all or nothing
electrochemical event
Acute-onset language disorders are often the result of Correct
Answer stroke
advantages of angiography Correct Answer -available in most
hospitals
-reveals speed of circulation
-shows occlusion, aneurisms, arteriovenous malformations
(AVM)
-allow inferences about tissue
,An EEG evoked potential is Correct Answer an EEG wave
that results from the presentation of a stimulus
An imaging technique that can reveal aneurysms and blood
vessel stenosis is Correct Answer cerebral angiography
An imaging technology that can detect disease processes before
there are visible, structural changes to the brain is Correct
Answer positron emission tomography
anomia = Correct Answer without names
anomic aphasia characteristics Correct Answer -fluent speech
-preserved comprehension
-good repetition
-word finding difficulties
-frequent circumlocution or vague terms ("thing")
anomic aphasia is the Correct Answer mildest and relatively
common aphasia
anterior cerebral artery (ACA) circulation loss Correct Answer
-foot and leg paralysis
-frontal lobe symptoms (impaired judgement, reasoning
limitations, poor self monitoring)
aphasia groups Correct Answer -generalization
-naturalistic practice
-social benefits
, aphasia treatment Correct Answer -person centered goals
(PWA& family identify communication priorities, activities
wanted)
-more motivated if goals are relevant!
assessment of aphasia Correct Answer -ICF- international
classification of functioning
-consider whole patient
basal ganglia Correct Answer -sequencing of complex
movements
-integration of sensory signals
-coordination
blood brain barrier Correct Answer small things pass- big
things dont
brain circulation consists of Correct Answer arteries,
capillaries and veins
brain lobes Correct Answer frontal parietal occipital temporal
brainstem consists of Correct Answer midbrain, pons,
medulla
brocas aphasia characteristics Correct Answer -relatively
intact comprehension
-nonfluent (speech halting, effortful, better @ content vs
function words)
-poor repitition skills
_______% of the population is left handed Correct Answer 10
______% of the population is left hemisphere language
dominant Correct Answer 93
"apprentice" training Correct Answer -head and neck cancer
-trach and ventilator care
a credo Correct Answer relates to the vision and mission of an
institution
A right hemisphere brain lesion can result in difficulty with
understanding Correct Answer -figurative language
-humor
-emotional prosody
action potential Correct Answer an all or nothing
electrochemical event
Acute-onset language disorders are often the result of Correct
Answer stroke
advantages of angiography Correct Answer -available in most
hospitals
-reveals speed of circulation
-shows occlusion, aneurisms, arteriovenous malformations
(AVM)
-allow inferences about tissue
,An EEG evoked potential is Correct Answer an EEG wave
that results from the presentation of a stimulus
An imaging technique that can reveal aneurysms and blood
vessel stenosis is Correct Answer cerebral angiography
An imaging technology that can detect disease processes before
there are visible, structural changes to the brain is Correct
Answer positron emission tomography
anomia = Correct Answer without names
anomic aphasia characteristics Correct Answer -fluent speech
-preserved comprehension
-good repetition
-word finding difficulties
-frequent circumlocution or vague terms ("thing")
anomic aphasia is the Correct Answer mildest and relatively
common aphasia
anterior cerebral artery (ACA) circulation loss Correct Answer
-foot and leg paralysis
-frontal lobe symptoms (impaired judgement, reasoning
limitations, poor self monitoring)
aphasia groups Correct Answer -generalization
-naturalistic practice
-social benefits
, aphasia treatment Correct Answer -person centered goals
(PWA& family identify communication priorities, activities
wanted)
-more motivated if goals are relevant!
assessment of aphasia Correct Answer -ICF- international
classification of functioning
-consider whole patient
basal ganglia Correct Answer -sequencing of complex
movements
-integration of sensory signals
-coordination
blood brain barrier Correct Answer small things pass- big
things dont
brain circulation consists of Correct Answer arteries,
capillaries and veins
brain lobes Correct Answer frontal parietal occipital temporal
brainstem consists of Correct Answer midbrain, pons,
medulla
brocas aphasia characteristics Correct Answer -relatively
intact comprehension
-nonfluent (speech halting, effortful, better @ content vs
function words)
-poor repitition skills
