Alzheimer's Disease
Self-Study Examination
Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions. Remember, there's only one answer to each question.
a) from high levels of aluminum in the brain b) irreversible c) brought on by heredity d) reversible
a) Alzheimer’s disease b) frontotemporal dementia c) dementia with Lewy bodies d) Parkinson’s dementia
a) subdural hematomas b) nutritional deficiencies c) smoking d) small strokes in the brain e) endocrine or metabolic imbalances
a) 1, 2, and 4 b) 2 only c) 1 and 2 d) 3 and 5 e) 1, 2, and 3
a) true b) false
a) thalamus b) brain stem c) hypothalamus d) cerebrum
a) axon b) dendrite c) nucleus d) cell body e) myelin sheath
a) understand b) assimilate c) recognize d) know
a) aphasia b) agnosia c) apraxia
a) hallucination b) delusion
a) remote memory b) motor skill c) executive function
a) structural imaging b) functional imaging
a) amygdala b) hypothalamus c) thalamus d) hippocampus
a) mild b) moderate c) severe
a) plaques b) tangles
a) Inflammatory response b) Oxidative stress c) Beta amyloid
a) Exelon b) Namenda c) Razadyne d) Aricept
a) reduce the amount of oxidative stress b) increase levels of acetylcholine c) prevent variants of APOE from forming d) decrease beta-amyloid in the brain
a) breakdown tasks into small steps b) avoid caffeine and alcohol c) comfort the person and not make sure they are factually correct d) distract them with a favorite activity
a) agitation and suspicion b) falls and confusion c) insomnia and depression d) premature death
a) progressive fluent aphasia b) primary progressive aphasia c) corticobasal degeneration d) semantic dementia
a) an overgrowth of neuronal support cells which form scar tissue in the brain b) formation of tiny holes on the brain’s surface c) abnormal protein-filled structures that develop within cells d) a buildup of twisted strands of protein
a) dysarthria b) agrammatism c) echolalia d) perseveration e) mutism
a) frontotemporal dementia b) Alzheimer’s disease
a) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors b) tranquilizers c) antipsychotics
a) cognitive impairment b) psychiatric symptom c) motor symptom d) autonomic dysfunction
a) 1 and 3 b) 2, 3, and 4 c) 2, 3, and 5 d) 1 and 4
a) antipsychotics b) cholinesterase inhibitors c) anti-Parkinsonian drugs d) antidepressants
a) the blood pressure drops b) a person has a stroke c) there are Parkinson-type symptoms d) the person is labile
a) elevated cholesterol levels b) smoking c) high blood pressure d) obesity and formation of plaques
a) reviewing the medical history b) assessing signs and symptoms c) neuropsychological tests to evaluate memory and cognitive function d) brain imaging
a) seizures b) headaches c) difficulty walking d) amnesia
a) by eating contaminated meat b) for no apparent reason c) by genetic mutation d) from skin transplants and contaminated growth hormone
a) acetylcholine b) Lewy bodies c) dopamine d) cholinesterase
a) the gray matter of the brain which controls executive functions b) immune cells in the thymus c) neurons in the brain causing people to fall backwards d) proteins in the myelin sheath, a protective coating around nerve fibers
a) zinc b) copper c) iron d) magnesium
a) amnesic MCI b) nonamnesic MCI
a) 1 and 5 b) 1 and 2 c) 3 and 4 d) 2 and 3 e) 2 and 5
a) APOE and UBQLNI genes b) elevated cholesterol and homocysteine c) family history and aging d) chronic high blood pressure and heart disease
a) attack the synapse b) alter the nucleus c) destroy the myelin sheath d) reduce the conductivity potential of dendrites and axons
a) oxygen b) protein c) fat d) sugar