OCCTH 585 EXAM PACKAGE DEAL WITH PASSED SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+

Information flows through neurons from ____ to ____ in the neuron - Answer-dendrite; axon _____ bring a cell to threshold while _____ bring a cell further from threshold - Answer-EPSPs; IPSPs What 3 main things is neuroplasticity capable of? - Answer-- changing the properties of neurotransmission...

Where in the cell do action potentials exist? a) cell body b) axons c) dendrites d) all of the above - Answer-b) axons Where in the cell is information received? a) cell body b) axons c) dendrites d) all of the above - Answer-c) dendrites Put the following steps of transmitting an action p...

True or False: MS can present itself in adult and children - Answer-True (onset ages 15-50) What are 3 current theories that relate to the etiology of MS? - Answer-1. Slow acting viral infection 2. Autoimmune response 3. Environmental trigger MS is a disease of the...? a) CNS b) PNS - Answer-a...

_____ bring a cell to threshold while _____ bring a cell further from threshold - ️️EPSPs; IPSPs Describe the mechanism of fusimotor drive - ️️muscle spindles are parallel to extrafusal fibres; the extrafusal fibres shorten when they contract, and the gamamotorneuron causes the intrafusal...

Near drowning, heart attacks, and carbon monoxide poisoning are common causes of what effect on the brain? - ️️Hypoxia (deprivation of oxygen) True or False: Traumatic brain injuries are always closed head injuries. - ️️False (they can be open or closed head injuries) Which area(s) may b...

How does dendritic pruning change the function of the cell? - ️️It changes the size and shape of the cell, which therefore changes the function. The ______________ you move someone with spasticity through ROM, the more likely you will feel resistance. - ️️Faster What drives guide cells t...

Brain Atrophy - ️️Severe shrinking of the entire cortex Severely enlarged ventricles Severe shrinkage of hippocampus Rate of neuronal loss accelerates as the disease progresses Whole brain weight decreased by 10% to 19% Not evenly distributed Mostly in gyri of association areas Relatively...