A patient develops a clot that blocks the blood supply to the right cerebral hemisphere. What signs and symptoms would you expect as a result of this blockage?
Because the right primary motor cortex controls the muscles of the left side of the body, you would expect left-sided paralysis whose extent and severity will depend on the extent of brain injury. Similarly, the patient will experience somatic sensory loss on the left side of the body. Higher-order functions such as memory, planning, spatial orientation, and emotional control could be damaged but many language skills would be spared.
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In motor pathways, axons of lower motor neurons exit the ________ and project to the ________ to be innervated.
A. CNS; skeletal muscle B. CNS; sensory receptor C. PNS; sensory receptor D. PNS; skeletal muscle E. CNS; PNS
The type of vesicular transport by which large molecules or large amounts of substances are secreted from a cell is _________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Which of the following statements is NOT true:
a. Everyone should clean as you go b. Clean by starting at the front of the cage and working toward the back c. Clean at the top and work down d. Everyone should practice aseptic techniques
The enzyme that converts carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid is:
a. carbonic anhydrase b. carbaminohemoglobin c. carbonate d. carbon dioxidase