Midterm 2 Quiz Questions Flashcards
1
Q
What is the term describing difficulties in object recognition without sensory impairments?
A
Agnosia
2
Q
Which of the following is a risk factor for vascular dementia? a. Heart disease b. Stroke c. High Cholesterol d. All of the above
A
ANSWER: D
3
Q
Which of the following is the major function of tau protein in normal healthy neurons? a. Exocytosis of synaptic vesicles b. Stabilizing microtubules c. Dendritic growth d. Protein packaging
A
ANSWER: B
4
Q
___________ are beta-amyloid protein aggregates that
form clusters of misfolded protein outside the cell
bodies.
a. Plaques
b. Tangles
c. Synucleins
d. Microtubules
A
ANSWER: A
5
Q
Which of the following is currently being used to successfully treat and reverse Alzheimer’s disease pathology? a. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors b. NMDA receptor antagonists c. Cognitive interventions d. None of the above. There is currently no treatment or cure.
A
ANSWER: D
6
Q
Which of the following involves a rupture of blood vessels in the brain? a. Hemorrhagic stroke b. Embolic stroke c. Thrombotic stroke d. Ischemic stroke
A
ANSWER: A
7
Q
What is the one drug that is approved by the FDA for treatment of stroke after it occurs? a. Warfarin b. Aspiring c. Tissue plasminogen activator d. Heparin
A
ANSWER: C
8
Q
Dysthymia
A
Chronic low-level depression.
9
Q
Bipolar disorders
A
A type of affective disorder characterized
by episodes of mania and depression that typically continue throughout a person’s lifetime.
