NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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Increased muscle tone causing greater resistance to passive movement; greater in FLEXOR MUSCLES
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Rigidity
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Rigidity Lead-pipe
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Rigidity Cogwheel
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hypertonia is a condition in which there is too much muscle tone. For instance, arms or legs are stiff and hard to move. Muscle tone is controlled by signals that travel from the brain to the nerves and tell the muscle to contract.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rigidity is increased muscle tone at rest that remains the same throughout the range of motion, regardless of speed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spasticity is a stretch reflex disorder, manifested clinically as an increase in muscle tone that becomes more apparent with more rapid stretching movement.
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