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The myelin-producing cell in the Central Nervous System is the _______.  

You are assisting a PT in a sensory evaluation.  The PT uses a pinprick on the middle finger.  Which dermatome is being tested?  

Your patient has a herniated lumbar disc resulting in injury to S1, S2. Which location would be BEST to check for sensory changes?

A patient contracted an infection in the coverings of the brain and spinal cord.  This is called?

You are assisting a PT in a sensory evaluation.  The PT uses a pinprick on the middle finger.  Which dermatome is being tested?  

The _______ lobe is primarily responsible for vision.  

When 454 pyrosequencing was developed, what were the two main advances in method that allowed for faster sequences of millions of templates?  Check two answers.

An MD wants to run a medical procedure/test that evaluates the integrity of a patient’s cervical disk.  Which medical procedure/test would be BEST?

  A lack of the ability to breathe would point to an impaired_________ nerve at the C3-5 levels of the spinal cord.