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One of the measures used to describe the level of severity of a brain injury is:
A. FIM score
B. ADL score
C.GCS score - ANSWER-C
Individual nerve cells that are stretched and break during a brain injury cause:
A.Nausea
B.Diffuse axonal injury
C. Meningitis - ANSWER-B
Neurons communicate with each other by way of:
A.A blood flow process
B.Physical connections
C.An electro-chemical process - ANSWER-C
The _____________ is wedged between the brainstem and cerebral cortex and hitched to the back of
the head:
A. Cerebellum
B. Thalamus
C. Frontal lobe - ANSWER-A
The left and right hemispheres are connected by a band of nerve fibers that exchanges information
called:
A. Amygdala
B. Hippocampus callosum
,C. Corpus callosum - ANSWER-C
True or False: The left hemisphere responds to information in holistic and spatial sense (shapes, faces,
music, art). - ANSWER-False
True or False: Broca's area is the area of the brain that controls the muscles of the arm and hand. -
ANSWER-False
The functions of the temporal lobe include:
A. Attention, speaking, planning
B. Balance, coordination
C. Memory, hearing, understanding language - ANSWER-C
The motor strip is in which lobe of the brain?
A.Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Temporal - ANSWER-A
The "working memory" is primarily found in which part of the brain?
A.Frontal lobe
B.Parietal lobe
C.Temporal lobe - ANSWER-A
The function of the cerebellum is to: A.Control direction, rate and force of movement B.Control
emotional responses C.Control arousal - ANSWER-A
The left hemisphere generally processes information in a:
A. Linear and logical sense
B. Holistic and spatial sense
,C. Linear, logical, holistic and spatial sense - ANSWER-A
The frontal lobe has these functions: A.Motor planning, judgment, initiation B.Arousal, sense of touch,
memory C.Hearing, balance, coordination - ANSWER-A
The primary sensory cortex is located in which lobe of the brain:
A.Frontal lobe
B.Parietal lobe
C.Temporal lobe - ANSWER-B
3.3.1 True or False: The primary sensory cortex is the site where movement is initiated. - ANSWER-False
The centers for both language and hearing are located in:
A. The frontal lobe
B. The occipital lobe
C. The temporal lobe - ANSWER-C
Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal-parietal lobe and governs:
A.Sight
B. Movement
C.Understanding of speech - ANSWER-C
"Akinesia" means"
A.Rapid alternating movement B.Slowness of movement
C.Poor balance - ANSWER-B
Hydrocephalus is a condition caused by:
A.Excess cerebrospinal fluid
B.Excess blood
, C.Excess synovial fluid - ANSWER-A
This structure makes up about 1/8th of the brain's mass and has its own distinctive arrangement of brain
cells.
A. Pons
B. Reticular activating system
C. Cerebellum - ANSWER-C
3.3.7 The organ where transmitted sound waves vibrate thousands of tiny sensitive hairs is called:
A. Dendrite
B. Hippocampus
C. Organ of Corti - ANSWER-C
The Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) measures these parameters after brain injury:
A. Eye, verbal and motor response
B. Eye, ROM, muscle spasms
C. Hearing, verbal and motor responses - ANSWER-A
Glial cells are:
A.An area with accumulation of blood B.Excess CSF
C.Non-communicating "glue" cells that nourish
neurons - ANSWER-C
The diencephalon is made up of:
A.The cerebral cortex
B.The thalamus and hypothalamus C.The brain stem - ANSWER-B
A score of 10 on the Glascow Coma Scale indicates:
A.Mild brain injury