Quiz 5

Question 1

When a tract runs on the same side it’s called what?

Answer 1

Ipsilateral Track

Question 2

When a track runs on one side and ends up at another, it’s called what?

Answer 2

Contralateral

Question 3

What are the 2 types of paralysis?

Answer 3

Spastic & Flaccid

Question 4

What is Spastic Paralysis?

Answer 4

Clumsy and sluggish movement
( Upper Motion Neruron)

Question 5

What is Flaccid Paralysis?

Answer 5

No movement
( Lower Motion Neuron)

Question 6

With trauma and paralysis, people usually get what?

Answer 6

Parathesias

Question 7

What is Parathesias?

Answer 7

Lack of sensory info (Ants or shock-like feeling)

Question 8

What is Hemiplegia?

Answer 8

Damage to the cortex affects the opposite side

Question 9

What is Paraplegia?

Answer 9

Damages thoracic vertebrae (T1) and down

Question 10

What is Quadriplegia?

Answer 10

Damage to cervical curvature (C4) and down ( Brainstem)

Question 11

Pneumonencephalography?

Answer 11

X-ray of brain ventricles

Question 12

Cerebral Angiograms?

Answer 12

Dye was injected to visualize arteries ( helps diagnose CBA and TIA)

Question 13

Computerized Tomography
(CT)?

Answer 13

Osseus structures ( uses radiation)
Mediocre for soft tissue ( CT)

Question 14

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)

Answer 14

Not X-ray ( No radiation)
Best for visualizing soft tissue
( Tumor, Vert Disc, Masses, Plaques)

Question 15

Position Emission Tomography (PET)?

Answer 15

To check the biochemical functions of the brain
(Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, Epilepsy)