Jeremiah
Assignment cover sheet: BIOL125 written assessment
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which are accessible via http://www.acu.edu.au/policy
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original assignment to the Lecturer-in Charge-upon request.
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• reproduce this assignment;
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BIOL125 2024, semester 1 1
, Question 1: Otto Brioche, a student at ACU, is preparing for his final exam. While studying,
Otto experiences a strong headache, which he ignores for several hours. At the end of the
day, Otto stands up and experiences dizziness, blurry vision, including difficulty perceiving
colours and recognising familiar faces on pictures that hung on the wall, amongst other
symptoms. He called out to his mother, but as she approached, he could not recognise her
clearly. After performing an angiography (imaging of blood vessels) in the brain, a vascular
occlusion (blockage) in the basilar artery was reported.
Considering the information described above and reflecting on your BIOL125 learning
material:
i) Name the condition Otto is most likely suffering from when considering the result of the
angiography.
ii) Identify and name the artery that has most likely been affected.
iii) Name the main cortical area/s that have been affected/damaged when considering the
scenario described above and provide adequate justification for your answer.
(4 marks; 200 words max)
Question 2: Otto has now recovered completely from this condition. Otto and his friend
Mark decide to fly to Japan to go skiing. Upon arrival, Mark puts on his skis and a ski lift
takes him to the top of the mountain. However, because he is jet-lagged and sleep-deprived,
he misses a turn and falls upon a large rock. Medical help arrives and tests his movement
and sensation in both of his legs, but Mark is in a state of shock and is unsure if he can
move his limbs. Paramedics ensure that he remains immobile until they all arrive at the
regional neurosurgical centre, where magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a
complete sectioning of the spinal cord at the level illustrated in the picture below.
Figure 1: Complete section of spinal cord marked with arrows. MRI Picture modified from Ahuja, C.,
Wilson, J., Nori, S. et al. Traumatic spinal cord injury. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17018 (2017).
https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.18
Based on your knowledge of the innervation of upper and lower limbs, discuss if Mark will be
able to:
a) feel sensation/perceive sensory stimuli from and move his arms
b) feel sensation/perceive sensory stimuli from and move his legs
Justify your answers by referring to afferent and efferent tracts. (4 marks; 200 words max)
BIOL125 2024, semester 1 2
Assignment cover sheet: BIOL125 written assessment
Note: (1) The attention of students is drawn to the Academic Regulations, the Student
Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy and the Assessment Policy; all of
which are accessible via http://www.acu.edu.au/policy
(2) A de-identified copy of your assignment may be retained for University quality
(audit) processes, benchmarking or moderation.
Student name
Student number
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY
By submitting this assignment for assessment, I acknowledge and agree that this
assignment is submitted in accordance with the University’s Academic Regulations,
Assessment Policy and Student Academic Integrity and Misconduct Policy. I also
acknowledge and agree that:
(for each statement, check either ‘Yes’, or ‘No’).
Yes No
No part of this assignment has been copied and pasted from any other
source (e.g., internet or other students)
No part of this assignment has been written by any other person.
No part of this assignment has been, or will be, inappropriately shared
(including sharing online).
No part of this assignment has been written by artificial intelligence
tools
A copy of the original assignment is retained by me, and I may be required to submit the
original assignment to the Lecturer-in Charge-upon request.
The Lecturer-in-Charge may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment,
• reproduce this assignment;
• authorise the reproduction of this assignment;
• provide a copy of this assignment to another member of the University; and/or
• communicate, or authorise communication of, a copy of this assignment to a
plagiarism checking service, such as the “Turnitin” service operated by iParadigms
LLC (or such other service utilised by the University at its absolute discretion). I
acknowledge that a plagiarism checking service provider may then retain a copy of
this assignment on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking.
Signature of student(s):
Date: / /
BIOL125 2024, semester 1 1
, Question 1: Otto Brioche, a student at ACU, is preparing for his final exam. While studying,
Otto experiences a strong headache, which he ignores for several hours. At the end of the
day, Otto stands up and experiences dizziness, blurry vision, including difficulty perceiving
colours and recognising familiar faces on pictures that hung on the wall, amongst other
symptoms. He called out to his mother, but as she approached, he could not recognise her
clearly. After performing an angiography (imaging of blood vessels) in the brain, a vascular
occlusion (blockage) in the basilar artery was reported.
Considering the information described above and reflecting on your BIOL125 learning
material:
i) Name the condition Otto is most likely suffering from when considering the result of the
angiography.
ii) Identify and name the artery that has most likely been affected.
iii) Name the main cortical area/s that have been affected/damaged when considering the
scenario described above and provide adequate justification for your answer.
(4 marks; 200 words max)
Question 2: Otto has now recovered completely from this condition. Otto and his friend
Mark decide to fly to Japan to go skiing. Upon arrival, Mark puts on his skis and a ski lift
takes him to the top of the mountain. However, because he is jet-lagged and sleep-deprived,
he misses a turn and falls upon a large rock. Medical help arrives and tests his movement
and sensation in both of his legs, but Mark is in a state of shock and is unsure if he can
move his limbs. Paramedics ensure that he remains immobile until they all arrive at the
regional neurosurgical centre, where magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a
complete sectioning of the spinal cord at the level illustrated in the picture below.
Figure 1: Complete section of spinal cord marked with arrows. MRI Picture modified from Ahuja, C.,
Wilson, J., Nori, S. et al. Traumatic spinal cord injury. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17018 (2017).
https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.18
Based on your knowledge of the innervation of upper and lower limbs, discuss if Mark will be
able to:
a) feel sensation/perceive sensory stimuli from and move his arms
b) feel sensation/perceive sensory stimuli from and move his legs
Justify your answers by referring to afferent and efferent tracts. (4 marks; 200 words max)
BIOL125 2024, semester 1 2
