In a Person with an Upper Motor Neuron Lesion After

question 13

Multiple Choice

In a person with an upper motor neuron lesion after a cerebrovascular accident, which of these physical assessment findings should the nurse expect?

• A)Hyper-reflexia
• B)Fasciculations
• C)Loss of muscle tone and flaccidity
• D)Atrophy and wasting of the muscles

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

The region of the brain responsible for processing sensory information from the body, allowing for the perception of touch, temperature, and pain.

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex that receives and processes visual information from the eyes.

CREB

A cellular transcription factor that binds to certain DNA sequences to increase or decrease the transcription of specific genes.