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You have just answered 40 questions at this point of the exam.  Approximately 40 minutes should have gone by, which means you should have 21 minutes left on the exam timer.  Take a deep breath, relax, and use all of the time that is available to you.  Do you understand that you do not need to rush through these questions and that you should have 21 minutes left to complete the rest of this exam?

You have just answered 30 questions at this point of the exam.  Approximately 30 minutes should have gone by, which means you should have 31 minutes left on the exam timer.  Take a deep breath, relax, and use all of the time that is available to you.  Do you understand that you do not need to rush through these questions and that you should have 31 minutes left to complete the rest of this exam?

Some medications used to decrease the effects of spasticity include:

Which of the following is a secondary complication most commonly associated with disruption of autonomic nervous system regulation following a high-level spinal cord injury (T6 and above)?

A secondary complication resulting from progressive involvement of both upper and lower motor neurons in ALS is:

Tumors or strokes can damage to the optic chiasm.  When treating a patient with optic chiasm damage, which of the following would NOT be an ideal strategy to include in their treatment?

A secondary complication of Parkinson’s disease that results from degeneration of the basal ganglia and substantia nigra is:

For your third source (alphabetically by the author’s last name or the title if no author), answer the following questions thoroughly. 1. What is the author’s name? Why should your source be trusted? You may address author credentials, organizational affiliations, robust research, etc. 2. What does the author say about the topic? Be as detailed as possible since this assignment will prepare you for the research argument.  3. How do you anticipate using this information as you write your upcoming argument? (Feel free to use first-person and even to ramble a bit here as you speculate about the specific uses to which you may put the source.)

For your fourth source (alphabetically by the author’s last name or the title if no author), answer the following questions thoroughly. 1. What is the author’s name? Why should your source be trusted? You may address author credentials, organizational affiliations, robust research, etc. 2. What does the author say about the topic? Be as detailed as possible since this assignment will prepare you for the research argument.  3. How do you anticipate using this information as you write your upcoming argument? (Feel free to use first-person and even to ramble a bit here as you speculate about the specific uses to which you may put the source.)

True/False: The chemical dopamine is a neurotransmitter responsible for reward, learning, and movement.