Chapter 45

Question 1

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with excessive _______ ______ in the brain

Answer 1

amyloid plaque

Question 2

Parkinson disease is associated with a deficiency of basal ganglia….

Answer 2

Dopamine

Question 3

Clinical manifestations of cerebellar disorders include..? (3 things)

Answer 3

1. ataxia
2. intention tremor
3. clumsiness

Question 4

A congenital anomaly of the spinal cord in which the spinal nerves and meninges protrude from the back is called?

Answer 4

myelomeningocele

Question 5

The major risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease are age and ______ _______.

Answer 5

family history

Question 6

Myasthenia gravis is a “grave weakness” that worsens with activity and is due to insufficient activity of _____________ in the myoneural synapse.

Answer 6

Acetylcholine

Question 7

Autonomic dysreflexia is a complication of spinal cord injury that occurs when the __________ nervous system is inappropriately activated below the level of injury, resulting in dangerously elevated _____ ________.

Answer 7

sympathetic, blood pressure

Question 8

The demyelination of the nerve axons in multiple sclerosis is due to the inappropriate activation of the ______ system.

Answer 8

immune

Question 9

TRUE or FALSE: a patient with a complete spinal cord injury at C4 is likely to have difficulty breathing and clearing the airways

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE: the period of spinal shock that immediately follows complete spinal cord injury is characterized by spasticity and hyperreflexia

Answer 10

FALSE