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Which of the following is (are) involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination) ?

A) gustatory cortex
B) Wernicke's area
C) postcentral gyrus
D) red nuclei

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The terms fainting and syncope describe the same thing.

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An 86-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease was admitted to the hospital with dehydration. Her daughter states that her mother has been very confused and combative lately. Explain why the patient likely developed dehydration.

The ________ includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.

Declarative memory ________.

The process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the memory bank is called________.

A patient was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with a stroke that affected the motor neurons in the direct (pyramidal) pathway. This affected the loss of voluntary movement to his left side. What other problems might the patient experience?

Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the ________.

The three basic regions of the cerebrum are the cerebral cortical gray matter, internal white matter, and the superior and inferior colliculi.

The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges?

A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a________.

Which of the following is a dural septum, described as a large sickle-shaped fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres?

Differentiate clearly between short-term and long-term memory.

Explain why heparin is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombotic strokes but contraindicated in a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

All of the following are structures of the limbic system except the ________.

The central sulcus separates which lobes?

Tremor at rest, shuffling gait, stooped posture, and expressionless face are characteristics of________.

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

-Gray commissure.

The reticular activating system (RAS) is comprised of specific pathways primarily in the limbic system.