Exam 12: Neuroscience for the Pediatric Practitioner

What type of damage is characterized by hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, spastic paralysis or weakness as in cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, or shaken baby syndrome?

Which statement reflects the dynamic and ever-changing nature of the brain?

What deficits is a child with occipital/temporal lobe damage most likely to present?

Which receptor is responsible for providing continuous information on midrange position sense?

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

A child who shows difficulty controlling the speed and accuracy of his or her movements and shows inaccurate reach and grasp is showing difficulty with what area of the brain?

Which ascending pathway is responsible for enabling a child to feel objects within his or her hand (without using vision)?

Which statement reflects what occurs in therapy in regard to neurons?

How does a child with neurological damage (i.e., cerebral palsy) learn to do things with his peers?

What is the pattern of cortical representation in the motor homunculus for fine motor skills as compared to the area for gross motor skills?

A child showed prolonged eye movement after being spun around 10 times.Which statement best describes this response?

What deficits is a child with parietal lobe damage most likely to present?

What region has the primary function of increasing the surface area for the neuron?

What deficits is a child with frontal lobe damage most likely to present?

Which one is not considered part of the human nervous system?