CVA

Question 1

Occurs when the blood supply is compromised in the brain…..

Answer 1

CVA

Question 2

What part of the brain is for cognition, coordination, voluntary movement?

Answer 2

Basal Ganglia

Question 3

What part of the brain is for alertness, arousal, breathing, blood pressure, digestion, heart rate?

Answer 3

Brainstem

Question 4

What part of the brain is for fine movements, coordination, balance/equilibrium, muscle tone?

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

What part of the brain is for intelligence and personality?

Answer 5

Cerebral Cortex Lobes

Question 6

What part of the brain is for speech?

Answer 6

Broca’s Area / Wernicke’s Area

Question 7

What part of the brain is for consolidation of new memories?

Answer 7

Hippocampus

Question 8

What type of stroke is a blockage?

Answer 8

Ischemic Stroke

Question 9

What type of stroke is a blowout?

Answer 9

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Question 10

What type of ischemic stroke is a blood clot formation somewhere in the body that travels through the bloodstream to the brain and blocking the blood vessel?

Answer 10

Embolic Stroke (31% of all strokes)

Question 11

What type of ischemic stroke is when blood flow is impaired because of a blockage to one or more of the arteries supplying blood to the brain?

Answer 11

Thrombotic Stroke (52% of all strokes)

Question 12

What are the 2 types of hemmoragic strokes?

Answer 12

1) subarachnoid

2) intracerebral

Question 13

A mini stroke is known as a…..

Answer 13

TIA (transient ischemic attack)

Question 14

What are uncontrollable risk factors for a stroke?

Answer 14

Age, Gender, Heredity, Race

Question 15

What are controllable risk factors for a stroke?

Answer 15

hypertension, CAD, diabetes, TIA’s or prior CVA, high cholesterol, diet, smoking, birth control pills

Question 16

A left CVA results in a ____ side hemiparesis and…….

Answer 16

right side ; language impairment, depression, analytical processing

Question 17

A right CVA results in a _____ side hemiparesis and…….

Answer 17

left side ; visual perceptual deficits, perception of the whole, judgement deficits, IMPULSIVE, apraxia

Question 18

Separation of the head of humerus from glenoid fossa, stretching surrounding tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue which leads to instability of shoulder.

Answer 18

glenohumeral subluxation

Question 19

Rotator Cuff muscles…..

Answer 19

1) supraspinatus
2) subscapularis
3) infraspinatus
4) teres minor

Question 20

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy has how many stages?

Answer 20

3