Cortex Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Recommend a method or test to help assess a patient's cerebellar function. correct answer: Finger-nose-finger testing Choose an accurate statement regarding deep tendon reflexes and their location of assessment. correct answer: Achilles reflex corresponds to L2-S2. Brachioradialis reflex corresponds to C5-C6. Determine a finding that would be abnormal in a motor assessment. correct answer: Presence of tremor Muscle weakness Propose an accurate statement regarding the sensory a...

ISSA Corrective Exercise Questions and Answers Graded A How many bones are in the human body? 206 The rib cage is part of which skeleton? Axial Skeleton How many vertebrae within the vertebral column can move independently? 24 Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by what? Facet Joints Wolffs law describes what? The way bones can grow or shrink New bone material is formed by what? Osteoblasts The strong connective tissue on the bottom of each foot is the: Plantar Aponeur...

anagen phase Also known as growth phase; phase during which new hair is produced. Beveling Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length. or A stacking tehnique single-use Disposable items cannot be used more than once Decontamination methods 2 Cleaning and Steriling Humectants Substances that absorb moisture or promote the retention of moisture. hair root The part of the hair located below t...

What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - correct answer Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? - correct answer performing certain diagnostic tests Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - correct answer ophthalmologist Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? - correct answer optician What does an orthoptist do? - correct answer ev...

Location of kidneys correct answers -retroperitoneum, midcentral to trunk of body behind your rib cage -kidneys are not even in their position-- left kidney is a little higher Inferior vena cava carries correct answers deoxygenated blood Aorta carries correct answers oxygenated blood Urine formation consists of: correct answers -Plasma filtration at glomeruli -Reabsorption and selective secretion by renal tubules Urine solutes include: correct answers -Urea, chloride, sodium, and p...

The thymus gland is in the ___ system correct answers lymphatic Hormones are correct answers biologically active chemicals Which of the following is characteristic of a hormone correct answers Targets specific organs or tissues The following primary anabolic hormone involved in muscle tissue growth and remodeling is correct answers Insulin-like growth factors Which of the following is a physiological function of testosterone? correct answers Develops strength and muscle size The f...

What is a hormone and how does it act? - ANSWER-Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. What is a paracrine gland? - ANSWER-a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells What is an autocrine gland? - ANSWER-A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. W...

ADHD is noted for a trio of symptoms what are they? correct answer: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity The prominent symptom of ADHD can also be described as what? correct answer: executive dysfunction Executive dysfunction is hypothetically linked to ineffective information processing where? correct answer: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex The symptoms of ADHD may occur because patients do not activate what is in response to cognitive tasks and problem-solving? correct answer...

BIO 210 Lecture Exam 4 Questions and Answers 100% Pass A posterior root contains A) sensory axons only B) motor axons only C) a mix of sensory and motor axons D) autonomic nervous system axons A) sensory axons only The white matter of the spinal cord is surrounded by gray matter. A) True B) False B) False If a patient experiences numbness in the boundaries of a dermatome, it is suggestive of damage to A) the somatosensory cortex B) the thalamus C) one of the spinal ...

active zone - Answer Area along the axon terminal, near the postsynaptic cell, that is specialized for neurotransmitter release. adrenal cortex - Answer Outer portion of the adrenal gland that secretes glucocorticoids. adrenal gland - Answer An endocrine gland that is located above the kidney and secretes EPI, NE, and glucocorticoids. It is composed of the adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex. adrenal medulla - Answer Inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes the catech...