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WorksheetsSaving the Lost
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the genre of Saving the Lost
Fiction (Fake)
Informational (Gives information)
Science Fiction (like Star Wars)
Mystery
What is a vegetative state?
Out of a coma, but unaware of who or where you are
In a coma for several days
Out of a coma, but only able to say a few words
In a coma, but coming to once in a while
Which sentences from the text BEST shows Adrian Owen's motivation for researching "neuroimaging"?
Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts
Owen's concern was that neuroimaging was breaking no new ground
In 1997, Owen and his team began testing a patient who was in a vegetative state.
Owen continued his research, and in 2006 he made another breakthrough
What did Adrian Owen discover?
Neuroimagery
new information about vegetative states
Chemotherapy
new information about anesthesia
What was already known through neuroimaging before Adrian Owen came along?
The brain does not function if a person is in a coma.
Different parts of the brain process different kinds of thoughts.
According to the text, what motivated Adrian Owen to study neuroimaging?
He wanted to make more money.
He wanted to find more uses for it.
What happened when the vegetative patient was shown familiar faces?
"Strange as it sounds, scientists know the part of the brain that shows activity in healthy people when they imagine playing . . ."
How do you know the woman in the vegetative state recovered?
She wrote a book.
She sang a song.
She wrote Adrian Owen a thank you letter.
She competed in the Olympics.
What do Adrian Ownen's critics think about his second breakthrough?
They now admit he knew what he was talking about all along.
They think he is a fake and a fraud.
They think the patient was faking being in a coma.
They think the patient had an involuntary response to his last words.
What was the effect of Adrian Owen publishing his discovery in 2010?
His critics wrote negative advertisements about him.
He lost all of his funding for his education.
A Canadian university offered him a large amount of money to research there.
Out of the thousands of people in vegetative states, approximately how many does Adrian Owen think could be able to communicate?
1/5- one-fifth
1/2- one-half
all
Explain the meaning behind the title, "Saving the Lost".
NEUROIMAGING is Brain-scanning techniques that produce a picture of structure or functioning of brain regions
True
False
Technician is a person who requires medical care
True
False
When a doctor checks your reflexes that is an example of an involuntary or automatic movement
True
False
Vegetative State
Deep, unconsciousness where all cognitive functions are absent
A state of being unaware and unable to respond to any stimuli including pain
A person with training in a technical process
The patient received ______________ to learn how to walk again.
responsive
food
rehabilitation
awards
The science community was ____________ to learn of Adrian Owens amazing discoveries.
involuntary
technician
responsive
startled
A person who uses the scientific method to learn new information is a _______________
doctor
scientist
responsive
patient
