Severe Damage to the Right Side of the Motor Cortex

question 459

Multiple Choice

Severe damage to the right side of the motor cortex

• A)would produce paralysis on the right side of the body
• B)would produce paralysis on the left side of the body
• C)would produce paralysis on both the left and right sides of the body
• D)would be life threatening

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Definitions:

Shivering

An involuntary response to cold involving rapid, rhythmic muscle contractions to generate heat and increase body temperature.

Dysrhythmia

An abnormality in a physiological rhythm, especially in the activity of the brain or heart.

Ventricles

The two lower chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria above them and pump it out to the lungs and body, crucial for the circulatory system.

PVCs

Premature Ventricular Contractions, early heartbeats originating from the ventricles, causing irregular heart rhythms.