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Development, Degeneration and Recovery
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Preguntas del test (15)
1Which of the following is NOT true of a benign tumour...
- ABenign tumours cause damage through the process of compression
- BBenign tumours damage brain tissue by infiltration
- CThe flow of CSF can be shut off by a growing benign tumour
- DBenign tumours are encapsulated
2A(n) _________ is an example of a malignant tumour derived from glial cells.
- AMeningioma
- BPinealoma
- CAngioma
- DMetastatic oligodendrocytoma
3Partial seizures...
- AAre more severe than generalized seizures
- BInvolve the motor system
- CInvolve widespread brain regions
- DOriginate from a definite focus or source within the brain
4After surgery to relieve seizures, neuropsychological function may...
- ADecline due to scarring
- BStay the same
- CImprove due to the release of compensatory mechanisms
- DImprove due to increase in compensatory mechanisms
5The mode of action of most anticonvulsant drugs involves...
- Ablocking dopamine receptors
- Benhancing the effectiveness of inhibitory synapses in the brain
- Cdamping the outflow of the basal ganglia
- Dblocking GABA receptors
6Prolonged interruption of the blood supply to a region of the brain results in...
- AVasoconstriction
- BHyperglycaemia
- CIschaemia
- DVasodilation
7The cause of a neuron cell death after a stroke usually involves...
- AInterruption of the glycogen delivery to the cell
- BReduced neuronal firing produced by tissue compressions
- CAbnormally high synpatic levels of glutamate
- DThe loss of oxygen radicals within glial cells
8A key pathway through which alcohol disrupts normal brain development is by interfering with...
- AA protein that helps guide neuronal growth in the developing brain
- BThe conversion of phenylalanine into tyrosine
- CThe function of glial membrane sodium-potassium transporters
- DThe processes that terminate the formation of new neurons
9What is thought to cause the rigidity and tremors associated with Parkinson's Disease...
- ADegeneration of the serotonin-producing cells of the substantia nigra
- BExcessive activity in the ventrolateral thalamus
- CDegeneration of the caudate nucleus and putamen
- DDegeneration of the dopamine-producing cells of the substantia nigra
10Which of the following is not used to treat Parkinson's Disease?
- AL-Dopa
- BDopamine agonists
- CNeurosurgery
- DCholinergic agonists
11An autoimmune reaction that damages _______ is the cause of multiple sclerosis.
- AThe myelin sheaths surrounding nerve cells
- BPresynaptic muscarinic receptors
- CAcetylcholinergic neruons
- DGABAergic neurons
12The etiology of Multiple Sclerosis may involve...
- ADamage to the blood-brain barrier by a virus
- BLack of an enzyme needed for myelinisation
- CThe formation of neurofibrillary tangles
- DThe formation of β-amyloid protein
13The symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be partially alleviated by...
- AAdministration of interferon α
- BDrugs that block acetycholinesterase
- CAdministration of interferon β
- DDrugs that block glutamate receptors
14The herpes simplex virus...
- AUsually causes cold sores
- BCan cause herpes encephalitis
- CUsually lives within the 5th cranial nerve
- DAll of the above
15Neurological damage occurs in HIV...
- ABecause HIV crosses the blood-brain barrier
- BBecause glycoprotein gp120 triggers cell suicide
- CBecause of an increase in GABA receptor sites
- DBecause of mutations of presenilin genes
Información
- Descripción
- Test sobre Development, Degeneration and Recovery, creado por Catriona Wilds el 27/02/2019.
- Autor
- Catriona Wilds
- Idioma
- English
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