Chapter 7 Part 3

Question 1

Connects speech and language areas

Answer 1

Arcuate fasciculus

Question 2

Connects the frontal and occipital lobes

Answer 2

Superior longitudinal fasciculus

Question 3

Another name for a stroke

Answer 3

Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

Question 4

Stroke caused by a blood clot

Answer 4

Ischemic

Question 5

Stroke caused by bleeding

Answer 5

Hemorrhagic

Question 6

Blockage originating in the brain

Answer 6

Thrombotic

Question 7

Blockage caused from one part of the body traveling to the brain

Answer 7

Embolic

Question 8

Hemorrhagic stroke inside the brain

Answer 8

Intra-axial

Question 9

Hemorrhagic stroke outside of the brain or parenchyma

Answer 9

Extra-axial

Question 10

Precursor of a stroke

Answer 10

Transient ischemic attack

Question 11

What is an example of a closed head injury?

Answer 11

Concussion

Question 12

What is an example of an open head injury?

Answer 12

Gunshot wound

Question 13

Brain hits front of skull

Answer 13

Coup injury

Question 14

Brain hits back of skull

Answer 14

Contrecoup injury

Question 15

What physical problems may come from TBI?

Answer 15

Coma, drowsiness, headache, seizure, hydrocephalus, plegia, dyskinesia, vision change, multiple trauma

Question 16

Closed head injury caused by head being accelerated and then stopped suddenly

Answer 16

Acceleration deceleration closed head injury

Question 17

What is an example of an impact based closed head injury?

Answer 17

Head hitting the steering wheel

Question 18

What are some cognitive issues that come from TBI?

Answer 18

Attention, orientation, memory, new learning, thought organization, reasoning, problem solving

Question 19

The adaptive capacity of the central nervous system

Answer 19

Neuroplasticity