Describe what a cerebrovascular accident is and the different causes for one.
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A cerebrovascular accident (or a stroke) occurs when the blood supply is cut off to the
brain. An infarct or dead area develops.
Causes:
• Hemorrhagic—ruptured blood vessel
• Embolus—a floating clot lodges in a cerebral vessel
• Thrombus—a stationary clot forms within a cerebral blood vessel
• Compression—a space-occupying lesion (like a tumor) pinches off an adjacent blood vessel
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According to Schlaggar and O'Leary, what happens to the cytoarchitectonic differentiation when parietal cortex is replaced with occipital cortex in the newborn rats before the arrival of thalamic afferents? Choose the correct option
A) The transplanted occipital cortex takes on the cytoarchitectonic appearance of somatosensory cortex rather than occipital cortex after thalamic afferents arrive. B) The transplanted occipital cortex takes on the cytoarchitectonic appearance of occipital cortex after thalamic afferents arrive. C) Thalamic afferents refuse to innervate the transplanted cortex and it does not differentiate cytoarchitectonically. D) Several types of migration defect occur.
The beverage of choice for binge drinkers on campus is ____
a. wine b. beer c. gin d. vodka e. tequila
An incision made into the body to remove a piece pf a tumor for examination and diagnosing is called a(n)..?
a. incisional biopsy b. excisional biopsy c. en bloc d. exentration