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This area of the brain is the principal area involved in motor function.

Orientation x 2 refers to:

Superficial sensations includes all of the following except:

You are going to treat a patient in the hospital intensive care unit. Upon arrival your pt patient appears to be sleeping. You attempt to arouse him for his therapy session but he is only able to be aroused by strong, noxious stimuli and when you stop the stimuli he appears to fall into a deep sleep again. You would document his level of arousal as: 

The inability to maintain standing balance with feet together when the eyes are closed is termed a positive:

Which of the following is NOT a clinical symptom of spasticity?

Coordination tests commonly performed include all of the following except:

You arrive to your patient’s inpatient room to begin therapy. It is 3 p.m. and your patient is sleeping. You gently shake your patient several times to wake her, but each time she responds slowly to you and does not appear to know where she is. You document her level of consciousness as:

This term refers to the ability to execute smooth, accurate, controlled movement.

Receptive aphasia is caused by damage to what area?