Porth's Essentials Of Pathophysiology Chapter 36 Exam Questions (80 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

Approximately 6 months after a spinal cord injury, a 29 year old man has an episode of autonomic dysreflexia. What are the characteristics of autonomic dysreflexia? (select all) A. HTN B. Fever C. Skin pallor D. Vasoconstriction E. Piloreceptor response {Ans: A. HTN C. Skin pallor E. Piloreceptor response}Increased muscle resistance that varies and commonly becomes worse at the extremities of the range of motion is called? {Ans: Spasticity}Involuntary motor responses is called? {Ans: reflex}Disorders of the basal ganglia comprise a complex group of motor disturbances characterized by ? and other involuntary movements, changes in posture and muscle tone, and poverty and slowness of movement {Ans: tremor}Vagal stimulation that causes a marked bradycardia is called the ? response {Ans: vasovagal}The signs and symptoms of a ? are localized to the area of the body innervated by the nerve roots and include both motor and sensory manifestations {Ans: herniated disk}Slowness of movement is called? {Ans: Bradykinesia}Inaccuracies of movements leading to a failure to reach a specified target is called? {Ans: Dysmetria}Abnormal simultaneous contractions of agonist and antagonist muscles is called? {Ans: Dystonia}The basal ganglia play a role in coordinated movements. Part of