Neurotherapeutics Exam 2 Review Part II

1.

1 point

You can apply bilateral lower extremity casts to a patient with all of the following conditions EXCEPT:

mild edema

hypertension

congential clubfoot

decreased ROM

2.

1 point

What condition is an inflammation of the parenchyma of the brain and surrounding meninges?

bacterial meningitis

encephalitis

viral meningitis

cerebritis

3.

1 point

Bacterial meningitis is more common than viral meningitis

True

False

4.

1 point

Viral meningitis can be spread between people through which of the following ways?

coughing or sneezing

poor hygiene

polluted water

all of the above

5.

1 point

Normally people will not recover fully from viral meningitis

True

False

6.

1 point

Bacterial meningitis, although rare, can be fatal

True

False

7.

1 point

What percent of intracranial tumors are gliomas?

10

6

50

10

8.

1 point

What percent of intracranial tumors are meningiomas?

20

10

6

50

9.

1 point

What percent of intracranial tumors are pituitary tumors?

20

50

6

10

10.

1 point

What percentage of intracranial tumors are neurilemmomas?

50

20

10

6

11.

1 point

Normal intracranial pressure is between ___ and ___

7, 15 mmHg

0, 10 mm Hg

4, 15 mmHg

0, 5 mmHg

12.

1 point

Intracranial pressure at rest is normally ___ to ____ mmHg for a SUPINE adult

7, 15

10, 12

0, 5

4, 15

13.

1 point

Mild increases in ICP can increase morbidity and severe increases (>40 mmHg) can cause deformation of brain and herniations or cerebral matter: uncal, central, tonsillar

True

False

14.

1 point

Injury to descending pathways between superior colliculus and pons; upper extremity extension, lower extremity extension

Decerebrate

Decorticate

15.

1 point

Injury to descending pathways between cerebrum and red nuclei; upper extremity flexion, lower extremity extension

Decerebrate

Decorticate

16.

1 point

When processing visual information, signals arriving in the tectum:

produce pupillary reflexes

are used for orientation & eye movement control

specify how to move (visual guidance)

are used to identify objects

17.

1 point

When processing visual information, signals arriving in the pretectal area:

produce pupillary reflexes

are used for orientation and eye movement control

specify how to move (visual guidance)

are used to identify objects

18.

1 point

Semicircular canals provide a sense of rotation of head in all planes. What type of receptors do they use?

maculae

cristae

19.

1 point

The utricle and saccule sense linear acceleration and deceleration of the head, and are sensitive to the force of gravity. Which type of receptors do they use?

maculae

cristae

20.

1 point

What is considered a normal limit of stability in the A-P direction?

12 degrees

16 degrees

18 degrees

20 degrees

21.

1 point

What is considered a normal limit of stability laterally?

12 degrees

16 degrees

18 degrees

20 degrees

22.

1 point

How many functional positions/movements does the Berg Balance Scale test?

10

12

14

16