Health Sciences Quiz: Stroke Related Definitions

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Muscle stiffness and involuntarily muscle contractions.

Abnormal shortening and hardening of soft tissue.

Loss of muscle tone w/ paralysis & weakness related to nerve damage.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Loss of muscle tone w/ paralysis & weakness related to nerve damage.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Muscle stiffness and involuntarily muscle contractions.

Abnormal shortening and hardening of soft tissue.

Muscle stiffness and involuntarily muscle contractions.

Loss of muscle tone w/ paralysis & weakness related to nerve damage.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Abnormal shortening and hardening of soft tissue.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Abnormal shortening and hardening of soft tissue.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Loss of muscle tone w/ paralysis & weakness related to nerve damage.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Muscle stiffness and involuntarily muscle contractions.

Paralysis on one side of the body.

Loss of muscle tone w/ paralysis & weakness related to nerve damage.

Weakness on one side of the body.

Muscle stiffness and involuntarily muscle contractions.

Abnormal shortening and hardening of soft tissue.

Also called Broca’s aphagia. A language disorder that causes the person to speak in short phrases. They often omit the words and, as, the, it, and is.

Wernicke’s aphagia is characterized by difficulty understanding language. The person often speaks in long sentences that have no meaning and often adds words that don’t make sense. They are also unaware they are speaking incorrectly.

Extensive damage to the language centre. There are extreme limitations to speaking and understanding language, both verbal and written.

A language disorder characterized by trouble with speaking or understanding speech as a result of damage to the frontal lobe.

A language disorder characterized by trouble with speaking or understanding speech as a result of damage to the frontal lobe.

Also called Broca’s aphagia. A language disorder that causes the person to speak in short phrases. They often omit the words and, as, the, it, and is.

Extensive damage to the language centre. There are extreme limitations to speaking and understanding language, both verbal and written.

Wernicke’s aphagia is characterized by difficulty understanding language. The person often speaks in long sentences that have no meaning and often adds words that don’t make sense. They are also unaware they are speaking incorrectly.

Extensive damage to the language centre. There are extreme limitations to speaking and understanding language, both verbal and written.

A language disorder characterized by trouble with speaking or understanding speech as a result of damage to the frontal lobe.

Also called Broca’s aphagia. A language disorder that causes the person to speak in short phrases. They often omit the words and, as, the, it, and is.

Wernicke’s aphagia is characterized by difficulty understanding language. The person often speaks in long sentences that have no meaning and often adds words that don’t make sense. They are also unaware they are speaking incorrectly.

Difficulty speaking because the muscles you use for speech are weak.

Also called Broca’s aphagia. A language disorder that causes the person to speak in short phrases. They often omit the words and, as, the, it, and is.

Also called Broca’s aphagia. A language disorder that causes the person to speak in short phrases. They often omit the words and, as, the, it, and is.

A language disorder characterized by trouble with speaking or understanding speech as a result of damage to the frontal lobe.

Inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, leading to tissue damage or cell death. 

The escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, often causing bleeding. 

A weak or bulging spot on an artery wall that may rupture and cause bleeding.

The formation or presence of a blood clot (thrombus) within a blood vessel.