Nr 304 Exam 2 Test Questions

straight leg raise test {Ans: "Lasègue test" tests for herniated disc raise affected leg just short of where produces pain, then dorsiflex foot produces sciatic pain in a positive test}Broca's area {Ans: mediates motor speech frontal lobe expressive aphasia (comprehends, but only garbled sounds comes out when try to speak)}kids and musculoskeletal development {Ans: by 3 months fetus forms skeleton of cartilage longitudinal growth continues until closure of epiphyses and last closure at approx. 20 years if kid has joint injury, check growth plate (damage can cause bone to stop growing)}shoulder {Ans: shrug against resistance shoulder shrug tests CN XI}What are the 4 types of reflexes? {Ans: 1. deep tendon "myotatic" (ex: knee jerk) 2. visceral (ex: pupillary response to light) 3. superficial (ex: corneal, abdominal) 4. pathologic (ex: Babinski's, extensor plantar)}abnormal gaits (KNOW) {Ans: spastic hemiparesis (see photo), parkinson's, foot drop}