THEr240 Module 2 - Knowledge Check

Which one is a principle of neuroplasticity?

• 'Use it or lose it'

• Specificity

• 'Age matters!'

• All of the above

Which is NOT a type of rigidity?

• Clonus

• Lead pipe

• Clasp knife

• Cogwheel

Severed axons in the CNS easily regenerate.

• True

• False

U/E flexor and extensor synergies both involve wrist and finger flexion.

• True

• False

The key management principle for contractures is surgery.

• True

• False

Movement synergies are an example of maladaptive plasticity.

• True

• False

Extensor synergy in the L/E involves:

• Hip external rotation

• Hip abduction

• Toe extension

• Ankle plantarflexion

Habituation is adaptation to a benign stimulus.

• True

• False