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How did the larynx change evolutionarily?

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larynx changed to allow us to make more sound, but made us more vulnerable to choking

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T/F: Those who are left-handed have less lateralization than those who are right-handed.

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True

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What brain region is associated with Aphasia?

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L MCA

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What are the characteristics of Broca’s Aphasia?

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  • Frontal and motor cortex = impaired speed production
  • speech is slow and broken
  • Expressive aphasia
  • Worsens with anxiety or pressure demands
  • Generally aware of their impairment
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What are the characteristics of Wernicke’s Aphasia?

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  • Posterior temporal lobe and primary auditory cortex = impaired comprehension
  • Receptive aphasia
  • Impaired language comprehension
  • Fluent, but speak “word salad”
  • Often unaware of their impairment
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T/F: Aphasia only occurs in verbal form.

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False. Aphasia can occur for those who are deaf, and it can affect reading and writing as well.

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What is it called if you have both types of aphasia?

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Global Aphasia

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What is the process by which experiences change our nervous system and our behavior

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Learning

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What are the three stages of learning?

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Stage 1: sensory information
Stage 2: short term memory
Stage 3: long term memory

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Sensory information

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  • Information is first processed through our senses
  • It takes less than 1second
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Short term memory

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  • Meaningful/salient information that can be retained for less than 1 minute
  • repetition or chunking can help this process
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What is the 7 +/- 2 rule?

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In repetition or chunking, you can remember 7 +/- 2 items at a given time

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What is the process of short term memories being converted into long term memories called?

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Consolidation

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What brain area is involved in long term memory?

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Hippocampus

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What can help strengthen memory?

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Increased retrieval, such as rehearsals

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What are the four types of learning?

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Stimulus-Response Learning
Motor Learning
Perceptual Learning
Observational Learning

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What are the two types of stimulus-response learning?

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Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning

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Which brain regions are involved in classical conditioning?

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Amygdala
Hippocampus
Thalamus

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Which conditioning involves positive/negative reinforcement/punishment?

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Operant conditioning

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Which brain regions are involved in operant conditioning?

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Mesolimbic and mesocortical systems
Basal ganglia

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What is motor learning and which brain region is involved?

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Learning a skilled task and then practicing with a goal in mind until the skill is executed automatically.
Basal ganglia

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What is perceptual learning?

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  • When repeated exposure enhances the ability to discriminate between two (or more) otherwise confusable stimuli.
  • Allows us to identify and categorize objects
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What prior experiences influence perceptual learning?

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Attribution bias
Confirmation bias

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What is observational learning, and what are some of its characteristics?

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  • Process of learning by watching the behaviors of models
  • Occurs via operant conditioning and vicarious conditioning
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What are two types of modeling in observational learning, and how are they different?

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  • Prosocial modeling: prompts engagement in helpful and healthy bx
  • Antisocial modeling: prompt others to engage in aggressive/unhealthy bx
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We are more likely to mimic models who:

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  • Perceived positively (liked, high status)
  • Shared traits
  • Stand out
  • Familiarity
  • Self-Efficacy in mimicry
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What is the type of brain cell that respond equally when we perform an action and when we witness someone else perform the same action?

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Mirror neurons

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In which brain areas are mirror neurons concentrated in?

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PFC and Amygdala

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T/F: Brain responds the same way to performing, witnessing, and hearing an action.

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True, because of mirror neurons.

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30
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What are some things that we experience that are enabled by mirror neurons?

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  • Empathy/Intention
  • Skill Building through Mimicry
  • Vicarious Experience
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What are some aspects of learning that are backed by evidence?

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  • Interleaving/Spaced Learning
  • Writing rather than typing
  • Studying in natural light
  • Power Nap (caffeine hack)
  • Context-Dependent learning
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32
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What is spaced learning?

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Taking break between learning periods (e.g., study a bit today, study a bit tomorrow, so your brain has time to process and accumulate learning)

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What is interleaving?

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When studying for three different topics, switching topics every 45 minutes and rotating

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What are two types of long-term memory, and how are they different?

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Explicit (conscious; aka declarative)
Implicit (unconscious; aka procedural)

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What is procedural memory?

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Unconscious recall of how to perform an action or skill (e.g., remembering how to ride a bike)

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What are the two types of declarative memory, and how are they different?

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Episodic: involve context (e.g., where
you parked your car)

Semantic: involve facts without context (e.g., the sun is a star)

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37
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HM had his hippocampus and amygdala removed for his seizures. What happened afterwards?

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  • Reduction in seizure
  • increase in IQ
  • emotions stable
  • complete amnesia (“today I woke for the first time”)
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Hippocampus volume loss is seen in which population?

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Alzheimer dementia, depression, childhood stress, ETOH, PTSD, BPD

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39
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At what age does memory peak?

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Age 8

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What are the two types of amnesia, and how are they different?

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Anterograde: loss of ability to form new memory (but repeated task can become procedural memory)

Retrograde: loss of memory for event prior to injury (in extreme cases, procedural memories can be lost)

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41
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What are the two mechanisms of stroke?

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  • Something blocking blood supply to part of the brain
  • A blood vessel in the brain bursts
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What is the mechanism of infarct?

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tissue necrosis

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43
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What is the #1 risk factor of CVD?

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Hypertension (BP higher than 140/90)

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What are some other risk factors of CVD?

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Diabetes
Smoking
Obstructive sleep apnea
Obesity

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45
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What are the three types of stroke?

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Ischemic stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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Ischemic stroke

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  • Obstruct in the flow of blood in the brain
  • Thrombus (blood clot in blood vessel) or embolus (piece of plaque traveled to the artery in the brain)
  • Brain tissue dies slowly; the brain tries to compensate until it can’t any longer
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T/F: Blood is poison for the brain, and this could lead to seizure

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True

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48
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Hemorrhagic stroke

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Caused by bleeding in the brain

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49
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What is the more common type of stroke?

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Ischemic (88%)

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TIA

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  • A stroke that lasts only a few minutes.
  • 1/3 will eventually have a stroke (precursor)
  • 50% within 1 year
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51
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What is the process of immediate cause of neuron death in ischemic stroke?

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Excessive amounts of glutamate (decreased O2 -> excessive glutamate -> overstimulation of NMDA receptors -> over activation of microglia -> cell death)

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52
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Circle of Willis

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Where the internal carotid arteries branch into smaller arteries that supply oxygenated blood to over 80% of the cerebrum.

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53
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Three blood vessels that internal carotid arteries (ICA) send blood to:

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Anterior cerebral artery
Middle cerebral artery
Posterior cerebral artery

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54
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Middle Cerebral Artery

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  • where 90% of strokes occur
  • Largest of the brain arteries
  • Supplies most of the outer surface of the frontal, parietal, temporal lobes and the basal ganglia.
55
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MCA stroke symptoms

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  • Contralateral Weakness & Sensory Loss in UPPER extremities
  • Homonymous Hemianopia (loss of visual field)
  • Speech Deficits (for L MCA)
  • Neglect and poor motivation (for R MCA)
56
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Anterior Cerebral Artery

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  • Stroke in this area less common (L > R)
  • Feeds deep structures in the brain, frontal, parietal, corpus callosum and bottom of the cerebrum
57
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ACA stroke symptoms

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  • Contralateral Motor and sensory loss in Lower Extremities
  • Poor gait and coordination (clumsy)
  • Slowed initiation (Abulia)
  • Flat Affect
  • Urinary Incontinence
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Posterior Cerebral Artery

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  • Accounts for 5-10% of strokes
  • Supplies blood to cerebellum and brainstem
59
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PCA stroke symptoms

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  • Impaired consciousness (pons)
  • Nausea/Vomiting (medulla)
  • Ataxia (cerebellum)
  • Vision changes
  • Nystagmus
60
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Facts about arteriovenous malformations (AVM)

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  • Tangle of arteries and veins without connecting capillaries
  • Acquired through inborn genetic mutation
  • 1-2% of all strokes
  • Variable size (2mm to several cm)
  • Compresses neighboring structures and “steals” blood flow from surrounding regions
  • Sx onset between ages 10-40
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage most common presentation
61
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What are the three common psychiatric considerations post-stroke?

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Depresion, anxiety, psychosis

62
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What are some facts about depression post-stroke?

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  • Occurs in 1 out of 3 survivors
  • 6x greater risk of having depression 2-3 years post stroke
  • More common in L frontal and basal ganglia strokes
  • adversely effects functional recovery
  • Antidepressant is crucial because there is neurochemical imbalance in the brain
  • Risk Factors: Premorbid depression & Social isolation post stroke
63
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What are some facts about anxiety post-stroke?

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  • 1 in 4 survivors meet GAD criteria post-stroke
  • Less common than depression
64
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What are some facts about psychosis post-stroke?

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  • More common in R-temporo-parietal-occipito area lesions, seizures, and subcortical atrophy
  • Pseudobulbar Affect = 10-15% post stroke patients
  • Hypomanic symptoms = 1%
65
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What is pseudo bulbar affect?

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Post-stroke psychosis symptom where the individual’s body is unable to regulate their emotional expression (e.g., the person is watching something very sad, but they laugh)

66
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If you suspect a stroke, BE FAST:

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Balance
Eyes
Face
Arms
Speech
Time

67
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What is tissue plasminogen (tPA)?

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  • One of the most effective treatment for stroke
  • Must be administered within 4.5 hours
  • helps restore blood flow to brain regions affected by stroke, but after 4.5 hours, increases hemorrhagic effect
68
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What is the correctional mechanisms that replenish the body’s depleted stores of water or nutrients?

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Ingestive Behavior

69
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What is the fluid distribution in our body?

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2/3 intracellular
1/3 extracellular

70
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What are the two types of extracellular fluid?

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  • Intravascular (blood plasma)
  • Interstitial (fluid that bathes the cells)
71
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What is tonicity?

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The ability of a surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water via osmosis in the relationships between interstitial and intracellular regions.

72
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What bodily functions are based on negative feedback loop?

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Hunger and thirst

73
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How long does it take for the body to realize negative feedback loop of hunger?

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20 minutes

74
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What are the two types of thirst, and how are they different?

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Osmometric: Interstitial fluid is hypertonic (e.g., salty food), which triggers cell dehydration; standard every-day thirst
Volumetric: Intravascular volume decreases (hypovolemia) caused by bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea; leads to increased blood pressure

75
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T/F: Dehydration of cells is part of body’s natural dying process.

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True

76
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If IV fluids do not remain in the vascular system, it can cause:

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Edema
Swelling
Eventual respiratory distress

77
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Ketosis (resulting from reduction in eating) can have what effects on the body?

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Reduction in appetite and thirst
Pain relief
Euphoria

78
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What is the hormone released by the stomach when individuals are fasting or the digestive system is empty?

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Ghrelin

79
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When does ghrelin increase and decrease?

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Increase: before eating
Decrease: after eating

80
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How is ghrelin level related to cortisol level?

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Inversely
Low ghrelin= increased cortisol (stress/anxiety)
High ghrelin= decreased cortisol (reduced stress/anxiety)

81
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What is the brain-body mechanism of ghrelin?

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  • Ghrelin binds to receptors in the hypothalamus -> Activates Orexin producing neurons
    -> Stimulates eating behaviors/hunger (e.g., GI contraction aka “growling”)
82
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What is the Prader-Willi syndrome?

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A genetic disorder where the individual never feel satiated (hyper-phagia due to excessive levels of ghrelin)

83
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Which brain regions does ghrelin activate?

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Lateral and Ventromedial hypothalamus

84
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What is the function of Lateral Hypothalamus in eating?

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Produces orexin and motivates eating behavior
Activated: overeating
Deactivated: stop eating

85
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What is the function of Ventromedial Hypothalamus?

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Activated: suppression of eating
Deactivated: overeating

86
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What happens to ghrelin level with adjustable gastric band?

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Ghrelin level initially drops, but increases by 50% at 8 months

87
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Which chemicals produce significant weight loss in obesity?

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Naltrexone (an opioid antagonist) and bupropion
(a dopamine agonist)

88
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T/F: Nutritional value of food does not affect satiation.

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False. Higher the nutritional value, the longer satiation lasts

89
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T/F: Having more options for food and having larger plate size increases food intake.

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True

90
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Which vitamin deficiency is correlated with depression?

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Vitamin D

91
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What are some symptoms of magnesium deficiency?

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  • Increased agitation and anxiety
  • headaches and sleeplessness
  • restless leg syndrome
92
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T/F: Omega-3 fatty oils can be an effective add-on for treatment (therapy) for depression.

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True

93
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What are some brain mechanisms seen in anorexia?

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  • Loss of gray and white matter in the brain
  • Enlarged ventricles and widened sulci (shrinkage of brain tissue)
  • Inhibited emotional facial expression
  • Tissue loss can be reversed with successful treatment of the eating disorder
94
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T/F: Anorexia is environmental, and its effect on tissue loss is irreversible.

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False. Anorexia is 58-76% hereditary, and tissue loss can be reversed.

95
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Which brain regions are associated with Bulimia nervosa?

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  • Precuneus (lower blood flow to this region)
  • Amygdala (higher activation)
96
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What are the most common causes of TBI for adolescents/YA and older adults?

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Adolescents/YA: motor vehicle collisions
Older adults: falls

97
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What are the two primary types of brain injuries, and how are they different?

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Closed BI: no break in the skull

Penetrating BI: break in the skull (bone fragments can damage brain tissues and blood vessels); cognitive impairment tend to be more focal

98
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What are the two common kinds of closed BI?

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  • Coup contrecoup
  • Diffuse axonal injury
99
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What are some facts about diffuse axonal injury?

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  • tearing of brain’s connecting nerve fibers (axons) as the brain shifts and rotates inside the skull.
  • damage to white matter
  • changes are microscopic; difficult to see on CT/MRI
  • can lead to disorders of consciousness
  • three grades (Grade 1 is mild, Grade 3 is severe)
100
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What are some secondary injuries that can result from TBI?

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  • increased intracranial pressure
  • hypoxia
  • hypotension
  • hypothermia
  • electrolyte disturbances
  • toxic amino acids
  • oxygen radicals
101
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What are some facts about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)?

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  • produces neurodegeneration due to repeated head trauma
  • commonly found in athletes
  • can only be confirmed postmortem
  • abnormal tau protein accumulation can look similar to Alzheimer’s disease
  • reduced brain volume and ventricular enlargement
  • mood and cognitive impairment can appear years later (dysexecutive functioning and mood lability)
102
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What are the three classifications of TBI?

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Mild: unconscious for less than 30min, PT amnesia lasting less than a day
Moderate: unconscious for 30 min-24 hours, PT amnesia lasts 1-7 days
Severe: unconscious for more than 24 hours, PT amnesia lasts over a week

103
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What are some conditions that should be considered when using the Glasgow coma scale?

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If the client has used substance, medications, intubation, injury to the eye, hemiplegia, language

104
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How can post traumatic amnesia behaviorally present?

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  • confused and disoriented
  • agitation and aggression
  • inability to recognize loved ones
  • childlike/clingy behavior
  • confabulation
105
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What is the RLAS-R used for?

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Measuring level of assistance needed after post traumatic amnesia

106
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How long does it take for cognitive changes to resolve after mild TBI?

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Within weeks to at most 3 months without treatment

107
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How long does it take for cognitive changes to resolve after moderate to severe TBI?

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Two or more years

108
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What are some non-injury risk factors that can influence TBI outcomes?

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  • pre-injury psychiatric status (anxiety/depression)
  • conduct issues/incarceration
  • age at injury (the younger, the better)
  • level of education (higher education, higher cognitive reserve)
  • stable employment
  • marital status (social support)
  • physical injuries sustained as well
109
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T/F: Stable employment 6 months pre-injury is the best predictor of return to employment post-injury.

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True

110
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How are post-concussion syndrome and somatization different?

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Post-concussion syndrome: conscious attempt of over presenting symptoms for primary (e.g., Munchausen)or secondary (malingering) gain

Somatization: unconscious (e.g., somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder)

111
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What are some microbes in our body?

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  • Bacteria (most often talked about)
  • Archaea
  • Fungi
  • Protists
  • Viruses
  • Phages
  • Microscopic animals
112
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How many bacterias are in our body?

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46 million

113
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What is a commensal bacteria?

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“communalness” of bacterias where their existence is dependent on each other

114
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What are some neurochemical compounds that are produced in our guts?

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  • GABA
  • Serotonin
  • Dopamine
115
Q

What are the difference between alpha and beta diversity?

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Alpha diversity: how many species are present and how evenly they are represented in an individual
Beta diversity: comparing individuals to different samples

116
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What are some impact that microbiota have in our body?

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  • impact gut-brain access
  • organ development
  • endocrine regulation
  • immunoregulation
  • metabolism
117
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What are some impact that microbiota have in our body?

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  • impact gut-brain access
  • organ development
  • endocrine regulation
  • immunoregulation
  • metabolism
118
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What are some immunoregulatory disorders that can result from decreased biodiversity?

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  • Asthma
  • Crohn’s
  • MS
  • type 1 diabetes
119
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T/F: Inflammation can contribute to depressive symptoms

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True

120
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What is the biomarker for inflammation?

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CRP

121
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What are some facts that demonstrate correlation between trauma and microbiome?

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  • individuals with increased CRP (pre-deployment) had significant higher rate of developing PTSD
  • rate of autoimmune conditions is higher for those with PTSD
  • higher childhood trauma is correlated to lower microbiome abundance
  • gut microbiome after TBI changes rapidly within 72 hours-7days, but it comes back
122
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T/F: Those with PTSD tend to have low responsiveness of vagal tone.

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False. Those with PTSD tend to have over-responsiveness of vagal tone

123
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What’s the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?

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Prebiotics: substrate (aka food) for bacteria to grow (creating infrastructure, such as fiber, for bacteria to grow)
Probiotics: something that affects/adds to the microbiome

124
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T/F: Stroke is the second leading cause of disability in adults

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False. Stroke is THE leading cause of disability in adults.

125
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What is a simple definition of stroke?

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Interruption of normal blood flow to the brain

126
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Hunt-Hess/Fisher comatose grading

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*for SAH severity measurement
-Grade I: Asymptomatic or mild headache (lower mortality)
-Grade V: coma (higher mortality)

127
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T/F: Aphasia is part of L ACA stroke.

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False. Aphasia is part of L MCA stroke

128
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What is the common cause and symptoms of Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)?

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-Common cause: aneurysm
-Common symptoms: sudden onset of headache and nausea, visual change, loss of consciousness

129
Q

Hemiplegia v. Hemiparesis

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Hemiplegia: paralysis affecting one side of the body
Hemiparesis: lesser degree of weakness than hemiplegia

130
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What is apraxia?

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Loss of ability to execute skilled or learned movement patterns on command in the absence of weakness, sensory loss, comprehension difficulty,

131
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What is agnosia?

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Disorder of recognition; Acquired inability to associate a perceived unimodal stimulus (i.e. visual, auditory, tactile) with meaning.

132
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What symptom is different in intraparenchymal hemorrhage v. SAH?

A

Alteration of consciousness (v. loss of consciousness)

133
Q

ICA Syndrome

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Involves the MCA and ACA circulations
Can be very catastrophic

134
Q

Lateral Medullary Syndrome (Wallenberg)

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  • Damage to the “fuse box” (medulla oblongata), the conduit of greater parts of the brain
    -Symptoms include dysphagia, persistent vertigo, inability to swallow, loss of proprioception