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The PT is assessing the patient’s proprioception.  Which of the following would be the most appropriate method?  

A positive Babinski is indicative of damage to which of the following tracts?

What is an appropriate method of determining if motor learning has occurred in a patient with motor deficits?

Which of the following is not true with regard to ALS?

The PTA observes that the patient is able to maintain his center of mass over the base of support in a standing position without U.E. support.  What type of motor control is the patient demonstrating?

Matching: (Match the following terms with the appropriate definitions)

Which of the following is characteristic of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)?

Reaching for the glass of water is an example of which type of skill?

The area of skin supplied by afferent nerve fibers from the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is called a cutaneous sensory field.

Which of the following diagnoses have the characteristic of ‘Dropped Head Syndrome’? 1. Graves’s Disease 2. Alzheimer’s Disease 3. Myasthenia Gravis 4. Post-Polio Syndrome 5. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis