6501 Advanced Patho- Chapter
17 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
6501 Advanced Patho- Chapter 17
Paresis - correct answer weakness (partial paralysis) of voluntary motor function.
Paraplegia - correct answer paralysis of both lower extremities
hemiplegia - correct answer paralysis of the upper and lower extremities on one side of the
body
When continuous seizures last more than 5 minutes, the person is said to have - correct answer
Status epilepticus.
Seizure activity often begins - correct answer in an epileptogenic focus where the neurons are
activated easily.
Obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid causes - correct answer hydrocephalus
When intracranial pressure equals systolic blood pressure, - correct answer cerebral blood flow
stops
, Severely increased intracranial pressure can cause - correct answer brain tissue to heniate into
another cranial compartment.
Huntington disease is an autosomal- dominant condition characterized by progressive loss of
cognitive function, involuntary motor movements, and emotional lability. - correct answer an
autosomal- dominant condition characterized by progressive loss of cognitive function,
involuntary motor movements, and emotional lability.
Lower motor neuron damage causes - correct answer muscle flaccidity, but upper motor neuron
damage causes spasticity
Yawning and hiccups are motor responses integrated in the - correct answer brainstem
Cerebelli - correct answer Supratentorial lesions are located above the tentorium
Executive attention cognitive functions are mediated - correct answer in the prefrontal area of
the brain.
What is the "tonic" part of the seizure? - correct answer Initial extensor muscle contration with
excessive mussle tone
A person in a persistent vegetative state is - correct answer unaware of self or environment and
has lost all cognitive function but maintains blood pressure and breathing without support.
What is the "clonic" part of a seizure? - correct answer Alternating flexion contraction and
relation of muscles
17 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
6501 Advanced Patho- Chapter 17
Paresis - correct answer weakness (partial paralysis) of voluntary motor function.
Paraplegia - correct answer paralysis of both lower extremities
hemiplegia - correct answer paralysis of the upper and lower extremities on one side of the
body
When continuous seizures last more than 5 minutes, the person is said to have - correct answer
Status epilepticus.
Seizure activity often begins - correct answer in an epileptogenic focus where the neurons are
activated easily.
Obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid causes - correct answer hydrocephalus
When intracranial pressure equals systolic blood pressure, - correct answer cerebral blood flow
stops
, Severely increased intracranial pressure can cause - correct answer brain tissue to heniate into
another cranial compartment.
Huntington disease is an autosomal- dominant condition characterized by progressive loss of
cognitive function, involuntary motor movements, and emotional lability. - correct answer an
autosomal- dominant condition characterized by progressive loss of cognitive function,
involuntary motor movements, and emotional lability.
Lower motor neuron damage causes - correct answer muscle flaccidity, but upper motor neuron
damage causes spasticity
Yawning and hiccups are motor responses integrated in the - correct answer brainstem
Cerebelli - correct answer Supratentorial lesions are located above the tentorium
Executive attention cognitive functions are mediated - correct answer in the prefrontal area of
the brain.
What is the "tonic" part of the seizure? - correct answer Initial extensor muscle contration with
excessive mussle tone
A person in a persistent vegetative state is - correct answer unaware of self or environment and
has lost all cognitive function but maintains blood pressure and breathing without support.
What is the "clonic" part of a seizure? - correct answer Alternating flexion contraction and
relation of muscles
