NPTE-PT Test Neuromuscular and Nervous Systems Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A patient with an upper motor neuron lesion would most likely demonstrate which of the following signs?
Answer: Positive Babinski sign
A positive Babinski sign (extensor plantar response) is a hallmark of upper motor neuron dysfunction.
Which tract is primarily responsible for carrying proprioceptive information from the lower extremities to the cerebral cortex?
Answer: Dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway
The dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway transmits proprioception, vibration, and discriminative touch from the body to the somatosensory cortex.
A patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome typically presents with which pattern of weakness?
Answer: Ascending bilateral weakness starting in the distal lower extremities
Guillain-Barré syndrome classically presents with ascending, symmetric weakness beginning in the feet and legs.
Which cranial nerve is tested by assessing the gag reflex?
Answer: Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and Vagus (CN X)
The gag reflex tests the sensory component via CN IX and the motor component via CN X.
A physical therapist observes that a patient with a stroke can initiate shoulder flexion only within a mass flexion synergy pattern. According to Brunnstrom's stages of motor recovery, this patient is in which stage?
Answer: Stage 3
Brunnstrom Stage 3 is characterized by voluntary movement that occurs only within synergy patterns.
Which neuromuscular junction disorder is characterized by antibodies against acetylcholine receptors, resulting in fluctuating weakness that worsens with repeated activity?
Answer: Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis involves autoantibodies targeting postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors, causing fatigable weakness.