Stroke Vocabulary Quiz

What is a hemorrhagic stroke?

• A) A blockage in a blood vessel

• B) A neurological emergency caused by a blood vessel breaking in the brain

• C) A flexible tube inserted into an artery

• D) An enzyme that dissolves blood clots.

Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is an enzyme that helps ______.

• form blood clots

• dissolve blood clots

• cause bleeding

• insert catheters

What does the acronym F.A.S.T. stand for in identifying stroke signs?

• Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech slurring, Time

• Fast action, Strong treatment

• Face alert, Speech therapy

• Arm strength, Time management

A cryptogenic stroke is a type of stroke that occurs without ______.

• a clear cause

• any symptoms

• medical intervention

• blood clots

What is an ischemic stroke?

• A life-threatening condition where blood flow to the brain is blocked

• A blockage in a blood vessel

• A flexible tube inserted into an artery

• An enzyme that dissolves blood clots.

Embolism is a blockage in a blood vessel that prevents blood from flowing through ______.

• the heart

• the brain

• organs and tissues

• the lungs

What is a blood clot?

• A mass of blood that forms when blood cells, platelets, and proteins stick together

• A blockage in a blood vessel

• A neurological emergency

• A flexible tube inserted into an artery.

Thrombectomy is a procedure by which a blood clot or thrombus is ______.

• formed

• dissolved

• removed

• inserted

What is a catheter?

• A) A flexible tube inserted into an artery in the groin and guided to the brain

• B) A blockage in a blood vessel

• C) An enzyme that dissolves blood clots

• D) A mass of blood that forms when blood cells stick together.

Aphasia is a condition that affects ______.

• A) speech and language

• B) blood flow

• C) muscle strength

• D) vision