KNH 184 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The _________________ is a major producer of dopamine.
A. femoral artery
B. substantia nigra
C. subthalamic nucleus
D. globus pallidus
E. C & D - Answers - B. substantia nigra
On average in the US, for every 100 persons who suffer and survive a stroke,
_________ will typically experience disability significant enough to affect employability.
A. 80
B. 75
C. 25
D. 56
E. 33 - Answers - B. 75
Hypotonia is the opposite of:
A. hypotension
B. rigidity
C. aphasia
D. paralysis
E. ataxia - Answers - B. rigidity
Which of the following brain structures is often targeted in deep brain stimulation?
A. motor cortex
B. globus pallidus
C. substantia nigra
D. sensory cortex
E. cerebellum - Answers - B. globus pallidus
Torticollis, or cervical dystonia, affects what part of the body?
A. neck
B. hands
C. legs
D. arms
E. torso - Answers - A. neck
True - False // Muscular Dystrophy and Parkinson's Disease are both diseases of the
muscular system. - Answers - FALSE
,True - False // Dyskinesia is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease. - Answers -
FALSE
_________________ is not classified as a developmental disability.
A. Stroke
B. Autism
C. Cerebral Palsy
D. Spina Bifida
E. Intellectual disability - Answers - A. Stroke
The risk of neural tube birth defects can be reduced by approximately ______ if women
take supplemental folic acid before and during pregnancy.
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 75%
D. 50%
E. 0% - Answers - C. 75%
Regarding medical research, list two advantages "induced-pluripotent" stem cells have
over naturally occurring pluripotent stem cells (i.e., embryonic). - Answers - 1. little
chance of tissue rejection
2. human embryos do not have to be destroyed
Paralysis on one side of the body is called _____________________.
A. ataxia
B. hemiparesis
C. developmental coordination disorder
D. hemiplegia
E. aphasia - Answers - D. hemiplegia
A ___________________is defined as a deficiency in the mechanisms and or
strategies for achieving a movement goal.
A. movement problem
B. movement disorder
C. movement disability
D. movement deficit
E. neural tube defect - Answers - D. movement deficit
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from:
A. defective muscle protein synthesis
B. an insufficient supply of dopamine in the brain
C. plaque deposits in the motor cortex
D. hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain)
E. all of the above - Answers - B. an insufficient supply of dopamine in the brain
, What is the difference between the symptoms of akinesia and bradykinesia? - Answers
- akinesia is the inability to begin a movement
bradykinesia is slowness of movement
Powerful clot-busting drugs are designed to treat one type of stroke. What type? -
Answers - Ischemic strokes
According to Hick's Law, what happens every time the number of stimulus-response
alternatives doubles?
a) the performer's RT increases by 50%
b) the performer's RT doubles
c) the performer's response selection stage of information processing takes longer
d) the performer's RT increases by a constant amount
e) c & d - Answers - e) c & d
the performer's response selection stage of information processing takes longer
&
the performer's RT increases by a constant amount
The _________________________ theory was developed to address the
___________________ and ____________________ problems with the original
concept of motor programs. - Answers - The GENERALIZED MOTOR PROGRAM
theory was developed to address the NOVELTY and STORAGE problems with the
original concept of motor programs.
The inverted-U hypothesis suggests that motor performance is optimal when arousal is:
- Answers - MODERATE
The Stroop effect provides evidence of __________________________ during the
_____________________ stage of information processing. - Answers - The Stroop
effect provides evidence of PARALLEL PROCESSING during the
STIMULUS IDENTIFICATION stage of information processing.
Which of the following observations has been interpreted by some movement scientists
as evidence that walking and running are controlled by different generalized motor
programs?
a) walking fast requires more energy than running slow
b) the stepping reflex is unconscious
c) walking and running exhibit different relative timing (rhythm)
d) humans can run faster than they can walk
e) running has a flight (non-support) phase, while walking does not - Answers - c)
walking and running exhibit different relative timing (rhythm)
Which source of sensory information provides the most precise information about the
linear and rotational acceleration of the head.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The _________________ is a major producer of dopamine.
A. femoral artery
B. substantia nigra
C. subthalamic nucleus
D. globus pallidus
E. C & D - Answers - B. substantia nigra
On average in the US, for every 100 persons who suffer and survive a stroke,
_________ will typically experience disability significant enough to affect employability.
A. 80
B. 75
C. 25
D. 56
E. 33 - Answers - B. 75
Hypotonia is the opposite of:
A. hypotension
B. rigidity
C. aphasia
D. paralysis
E. ataxia - Answers - B. rigidity
Which of the following brain structures is often targeted in deep brain stimulation?
A. motor cortex
B. globus pallidus
C. substantia nigra
D. sensory cortex
E. cerebellum - Answers - B. globus pallidus
Torticollis, or cervical dystonia, affects what part of the body?
A. neck
B. hands
C. legs
D. arms
E. torso - Answers - A. neck
True - False // Muscular Dystrophy and Parkinson's Disease are both diseases of the
muscular system. - Answers - FALSE
,True - False // Dyskinesia is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease. - Answers -
FALSE
_________________ is not classified as a developmental disability.
A. Stroke
B. Autism
C. Cerebral Palsy
D. Spina Bifida
E. Intellectual disability - Answers - A. Stroke
The risk of neural tube birth defects can be reduced by approximately ______ if women
take supplemental folic acid before and during pregnancy.
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 75%
D. 50%
E. 0% - Answers - C. 75%
Regarding medical research, list two advantages "induced-pluripotent" stem cells have
over naturally occurring pluripotent stem cells (i.e., embryonic). - Answers - 1. little
chance of tissue rejection
2. human embryos do not have to be destroyed
Paralysis on one side of the body is called _____________________.
A. ataxia
B. hemiparesis
C. developmental coordination disorder
D. hemiplegia
E. aphasia - Answers - D. hemiplegia
A ___________________is defined as a deficiency in the mechanisms and or
strategies for achieving a movement goal.
A. movement problem
B. movement disorder
C. movement disability
D. movement deficit
E. neural tube defect - Answers - D. movement deficit
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease result from:
A. defective muscle protein synthesis
B. an insufficient supply of dopamine in the brain
C. plaque deposits in the motor cortex
D. hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain)
E. all of the above - Answers - B. an insufficient supply of dopamine in the brain
, What is the difference between the symptoms of akinesia and bradykinesia? - Answers
- akinesia is the inability to begin a movement
bradykinesia is slowness of movement
Powerful clot-busting drugs are designed to treat one type of stroke. What type? -
Answers - Ischemic strokes
According to Hick's Law, what happens every time the number of stimulus-response
alternatives doubles?
a) the performer's RT increases by 50%
b) the performer's RT doubles
c) the performer's response selection stage of information processing takes longer
d) the performer's RT increases by a constant amount
e) c & d - Answers - e) c & d
the performer's response selection stage of information processing takes longer
&
the performer's RT increases by a constant amount
The _________________________ theory was developed to address the
___________________ and ____________________ problems with the original
concept of motor programs. - Answers - The GENERALIZED MOTOR PROGRAM
theory was developed to address the NOVELTY and STORAGE problems with the
original concept of motor programs.
The inverted-U hypothesis suggests that motor performance is optimal when arousal is:
- Answers - MODERATE
The Stroop effect provides evidence of __________________________ during the
_____________________ stage of information processing. - Answers - The Stroop
effect provides evidence of PARALLEL PROCESSING during the
STIMULUS IDENTIFICATION stage of information processing.
Which of the following observations has been interpreted by some movement scientists
as evidence that walking and running are controlled by different generalized motor
programs?
a) walking fast requires more energy than running slow
b) the stepping reflex is unconscious
c) walking and running exhibit different relative timing (rhythm)
d) humans can run faster than they can walk
e) running has a flight (non-support) phase, while walking does not - Answers - c)
walking and running exhibit different relative timing (rhythm)
Which source of sensory information provides the most precise information about the
linear and rotational acceleration of the head.
