Point 2


Intro

Pathway

Deficits

Note

Clinical

Overview

Problems


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Anatomy

 

PROBLEM SOLVING #1
Which statement is TRUE regarding the shaded areas below?

A

axons arise from the right motor cortex

B

pathway arises from cells in the dorsal horn on the left side of the spinal cord

C

pathway terminates in the left VPL

D

pathway arises from cells in the dorsal root ganglia on the right

E

pathway arises from cells in the right motor cortex

 

PROBLEM SOLVING #2
Which statement is TRUE regarding the neurological deficit(s) that would be present following a lesion of the shaded areas below? There may be deficits that are not included in the responses. All parts of the response must be correct.
.

A

left Babinski

B

loss of pain and temperature from the right arm and leg, a constricted pupil in the left eye, and left hemiplegia

C

left hemiplegia, loss of pain and temperature from the right arm and leg, and a constricted pupil in the left eye

D

right hemiplegia, and loss of pain and temperature from the left arm and leg

E

loss of pain and temperature from the right arm and leg, and a constricted pupil in the left eye

 

PROBLEM SOLVING #3
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the results of ventral (anterior) horn disease?

A

normal amplitudes of CMAP potentials

B

decrease in nerve conduction velocity

C

group atrophy and type grouping

D

repetitive nerve stimulation results in a decremental CMAP response

E

increase in amplitudes of SNAP potentials