A Patient Who Loses the Ability to Copy a Drawing

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient who loses the ability to copy a drawing of an object, but can draw that object from memory, is demonstrating _____.

• A) prosopagnosia
• B) visuospatial agnosia
• C) associative agnosia
• D) visual form agnosia

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Definitions:

Temperature

A physical quantity that expresses hot and cold. It is a measure of the thermal energy per particle of matter or radiation.

Proprioception

The body's ability to perceive its own position in space, important for coordination and balance.

Golgi Tendon Organs

Sensory receptors located at the junctions of muscles and tendons that monitor tension developed in muscles and help prevent muscle damage.

Muscle Spindles

Sensory receptors within the belly of muscles that primarily detect changes in the length of the muscle.