Vocab

Question 1

Broca’s area

Answer 1

speech production (L frontal lobe)- expressive aphasia

Question 2

Kinesthesia

Answer 2

Proprioception- awareness of position and movement of body

Question 3

Wernicke’s area

Answer 3

understanding speech (L temporal)- receptive aphasia

Question 4

Aphasia

Answer 4

loss of ability to understand or express speech

Question 5

Apathy

Answer 5

Lack on interest, enthusiasm, concern

Question 6

agraphia

Answer 6

impairment/loss of ability to write

Question 7

alexia

Answer 7

inability to read/comprehend written language

Question 8

agnosia

Answer 8

inability to interpret sensations (touch, sound, vision)

Question 9

Apraxia

Answer 9

inability to perform particular purposive actions

Question 10

Dressing apraxia

Answer 10

Inability to dress

Question 11

Constructional apraxia

Answer 11

Inability too perform task/movement even though they know how

Question 12

Anosognosia

Answer 12

unaware of neurological deficits

Question 13

Homonymous hemianopsia

Answer 13

field loss deficit in the same halves of each eye

Question 14

dysarthria

Answer 14

difficulty speaking because the muscles you use for speech are weak

Question 15

syndactlyl

Answer 15

webbed toes- genetic

Question 16

ataxia

Answer 16

without coordination

Question 17

hypermetria

Answer 17

condition of cerebellar dysfunction in which voluntary muscular movements tend to result in the movement of bodily parts beyond the intended goal

Question 18

Akinetic mutism

Answer 18

rare condition consisting of pathologically slowed or nearly absent bodily movement, accompanied by a similar loss of speech.

Question 19

Dysphagia

Answer 19

swallowing difficulties.

Question 20

Athetosis movement

Answer 20

slow, involuntary, and writhing movements of the limbs, face, neck, tongue, and other muscle group

Question 21

Choreiform movement

Answer 21

uncontrolled, irregular, rapid, jerky movements

Question 22

Abulia (apathy)

Answer 22

no interest (abuic apathy)

Question 23

Graphesthesia

Answer 23

the ability to recognize symbols when they’re traced on the skin

Question 24

Ptosis

Answer 24

upper eyelid of one or both eyes droops over your eye

Question 25

Fasciculation

Answer 25

involuntary rapid muscle twitches that are too weak to move a limb

Question 26

Bradykinesia

Answer 26

slowness of movement and speed (or progressive hesitations/halts) as movements are continued.