After Recovering from a Stroke,Farina Was Able to Learn How

question 69

Multiple Choice

After recovering from a stroke,Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball.She is unable,however,to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing.Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

• A) cerebellum.
• B) hypothalamus.
• C) basal ganglia.
• D) hippocampus.

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Definitions:

Epiphyseal Plate

A layer of cartilage located at the end of long bones that is responsible for the longitudinal growth of bones during childhood and adolescence.

Bone Growth

Bone growth refers to the process by which bones increase in size, including lengthening during childhood and adolescence and changing in density and strength throughout life.

Epiphysis

The end part of a long bone, which is initially separated from the main bone by a growth plate, but later fuses with it.

Appositional Bone Growth

The process by which bones increase in diameter and thickness through the addition of bone tissue at the surface.