ACTUAL EXAM LATEST 2024 QUESTIONS
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Hypothalamus - 100%CORRET ANSWER-A neural structure
lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance
activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern
the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to
emotion and reward.
Afferent (ascending) tracts - 100%CORRET ANSWER-Sensory
Efferent (descending) tracts - 100%CORRET ANSWER-Motor
Dermatomes - 100%CORRET ANSWER-an area of the skin
supplied by nerves from a single spinal root
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) - 100%CORRET ANSWER-a
set of nerves that carries involuntary and automatic
,commands that control blood vessels, body organs, and
glands
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - 100%CORRET ANSWER-destruction
of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its
replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue
MS Primary Symptoms - 100%CORRET ANSWER--Muscle
weakness
-Mild to disabling fatigue
-Visual impairments
-Numbness, tingling pain and tremors
-Ataxia, nystagmus, dysarthria, dysphagia
-Bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction
-Cognitive changes
Parkinson's Disease - 100%CORRET ANSWER-a progressive
disease that destroys brain cells and is identified by muscular
tremors, slowing of movement, and partial facial paralysis
PD Primary Symptoms - 100%CORRET ANSWER-- TRAP
- Tremor
- Rigidity
,- Akinesia/Bradykinesia (lack of or slow movement)
- Postural Instability
Other Symptoms: CONSTIPATION, incontinence, depression,
psychosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - 100%CORRET ANSWER-
Condition of progressive deterioration of motor nerve cells
resulting in total loss of voluntary muscle control
ALS Primary Symptoms - 100%CORRET ANSWER-Symptoms
advance from muscle weakness in the arms and legs, to the
muscles of speech, swallowing, and breathing, to total
paralysis and death
MS B4UGo - 100%CORRET ANSWER--Med management
-Safety and energy conservation
-Bowel and bladder management
-Coping skills
-Family and community support
PD B4UGo - 100%CORRET ANSWER--Gait training and safety
w/ assistive devices
-Med management
, -Effective communication
-Importance of adequate nutrition/hydration
Hypoglossal nerve-12 - 100%CORRET ANSWER-Innervations
of tongue muscles, allowing for coordinated contraction of
the tongue muscles necessary for food manipulation,
swallowing and speech
Cerebral cortex - 100%CORRET ANSWER-controls voluntary
movement needed for swallowing
Brainstem - 100%CORRET ANSWER-controls involuntary
movement needed for swallowing
Phases of swallowing - 100%CORRET ANSWER-Oral
preparatory phase
Oral propulsive phase
Pharyngeal phase
Esophageal phase