Regarding Nervous System Activities and Damage to the Nervous System

question 136

Multiple Choice

Regarding nervous system activities and damage to the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) A stroke occurs when an artery carrying blood in the brain bleeds or becomes blocked, causing some brain tissue to die.
• B) Chronic traumatic encephalopathyinvolves less dramatic, but disabling changes in personality, thinking, judgment, or emotions that can take years to become apparent.
• C) Signs of chronic traumatic brain injury have been found in retired NFL players, as well as in athletes from many other violent sports, such as hockey and boxing.
• D) The name boxers have given to the symptoms of chronic traumatic brain injury is the sucker-punch.

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