Brain Centres and Sensory Impairments (Kahoot Questions Week 3)

Question 1

Which acts as a relay station, a hub for other brain centers?

A. Cerebellum
B. Sensory Cortex
C. Thalamus
D. Motor Cortex

Answer 1

C. Thalamus

Question 2

S1 is organized.

A. Somatotopically
B. According to body part mapping
C. Orthogonally
D. A. & B.

Answer 2

D. A. & B.

Question 3

When multiple first order neurons synapse with one second order neuron, it is called?

A. Referred Pain
B. Convergence
C. Proximal Depolarization
D. Phantom Phenomena

Answer 3

B. Convergence

Question 4

A patient with clogged coronary arteries and an ache in their right jaw has?

A. Referred Pain
B. Convergence
C. Proximal Depolarization
D. Phantom Phenomena

Answer 4

A. Referred Pain

Question 5

Median nerve irritation in the forearm that causes tingling in the finger is?

A. Referred Pain
B. Convergence
C. Proximal Depolarization
D. Phantom Phenomena

Answer 5

C. Proximal Depolarization

Question 6

Proximal depolarization of a spinal nerve is?

A. Phantom Phenomena
B. Referred Pain
C. Thalamic Pain
D. Radicular Pain

Answer 6

D. Radicular Pain

Question 7

Phantom limb sensation is not…

A. Generated by the brain
B. A form of proximal depolarization
C. Caused by the ghost of the limb
D. Sensed as an “energy field”

Answer 7

C. Caused by the ghost of the limb

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of proximal depolarization?

A. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
B. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
C. Thoracic outlet syndrome
D. All of the above

Answer 8

D. All of the above