Question 1

Death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis usually results from respiratory infection secondary to compromised respiratory function.Explain why.

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Question 2

Would damage to the frontal lobe or the medulla oblongata be more likely lead to death? Describe the overall functions of these brain regions.

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Question 3

A patient was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with a stroke that affected the motor neurons in the direct (pyramidal)pathway.This affected the loss of voluntary movement to his left side.What other problems might the patient experience?

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Question 4

What is the somatosensory homunculus? Which body region would be larger in the homunculus,the face or the hips? Why?

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Question 5

Describe the role of the reticular activating system in cortical arousal and stimulation.

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Question 6

An 86-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease was admitted to the hospital with dehydration.Her daughter states that her mother has been very confused and combative lately.Explain why the patient likely developed dehydration.

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Question 7

Describe how the function of a particular brain area is known.

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Question 8

What is the importance of the fact that the outer portion of the cerebral hemispheres is convoluted?

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Question 9

What is the basis for classifying the fibers and tracts of cerebral white matter? List and define each of the three types.

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Question 10

What is the function of the limbic system?

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Question 11

Susan and Robert are the parents of three children.One night while the family was sleeping,a fire broke out next door.Susan and Robert heard the fire trucks and rushed out to see what was happening.None of the children woke up,even with the sound of sirens close to the house.Why did the parents wake up,but the children didn't wake up?

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Question 12

Explain why heparin is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombotic strokes but contraindicated in a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Question 13

Differentiate clearly between short-term and long-term memory.

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Question 14

List seven homeostatic roles of the hypothalamus.

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Question 15

Mrs.Sagalov has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.What clinical symptoms is she likely to show,and what would probably be seen if her brain were examined?

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Question 16

The location and arrangement of the arteries supplying the hippocampus make it particularly vulnerable to injury.How would memory be affected if the hippocampus suffered deterioration?

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Question 17

Which spinal cord tract transmits impulses concerned with temperature and pain? Describe the pathway and include the location and destination of the first,second,and third-order neurons.

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Question 18

Thomas is wearing a T-shirt with the saying "Only Left-Handed People Are In Their Right Minds." What does this mean in terms of lateralization of cortical function?

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Quiz 12: The Central Nervous System